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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Since nobody is opening the door to the bar, where does Scratchy decide to go?
2. As Scratchy walks away from the bar, what is he humming?
3. What orders about moving does Scratchy shoot at jack?
4. Where does Scratchy find the piece of paper?
5. When Scratchy walks away from the couple, what shape do his footprints make in the dirt?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Scratchy react to the closed door of the Weary Gentleman? Is this a ritual? Has this happened before?
2. When the bride and groom round the corner and meet Scratchy, what is Jack about to do? How would this scene have been different if Scratchy hadn't been there?
3. Judging from the bride's reaction, do you think she's ever been faced with anything like this before? Why? Why not? What does this tell the reader about her home in San Antonio?
4. Does Scratchy introduce himself to Jack's new wife? Why? Why not? How does he feel when he realizes that he is confronted with Jack's wife?
5. What is Apache scalp music? Why does Scratchy walk to Jack's house humming this music?
6. Judging from Scratchy's question about Sunday School, do you think men in Yellow Sky carry guns to church?
7. When Jack thinks back to the Pullman and all its beauty, what is this a symbol of?
8. What does Scratchy's attire tell the reader about him?
9. Why does Jack remind Scratchy that he didn't make the trouble?
10. The author writes that Jack's house looks at Scratchy like a great stone god. What is the symbolism of this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What questions are left unanswered in this story? Think back to the first chapter. What is left unresolved? What questions are never answered? Can we answer them? Can we imagine what will happen next?
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of the station master? What role is he playing for the bride and groom? Why do they not want to talk to him? Why do they dodge him?
Essay Topic 3
Why is Scratchy so amazed that Jack is not armed? What does this tell the reader about guns in this time? Do you think Jack is usually armed in his job? What about others in the town?
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