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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the dog keep lazy watch?
(a) He is a sheep herder at heart and always trying to herd.
(b) He is occasionally kicked if he is in the way.
(c) He is afraid of other animals.
(d) He is watching for Scratchy.

2. How many rows of waiters were in the dining car?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

3. After Scratchy shoots at the paper, what does he shoot next?
(a) The dirt on the street.
(b) Bottles on the fence.
(c) The windows of houses.
(d) The doors of houses.

4. What can be seen from the train window?
(a) Texas, green grass, clumps of houses, trees.
(b) Texas like a desert.
(c) Rivers only.
(d) Small farms that look abandoned.

5. Why is the newly married couple walking with their heads low?
(a) To fight the wind.
(b) They don't want to see the porter.
(c) To avoid attention.
(d) To fight the rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Jack and his wife walk through the town?

2. When the bride is nervous, what does Jack tell her?

3. What time is it when the bride looks at her pocket watch?

4. How does the author describe the town through Scratchy's mind?

5. How does Scratchy think he will get jack Potter to come out for a fight?

(see the answer key)

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