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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who sold the groom the pocket watch?
(a) His grandfather gave it to him.
(b) A watch salesman on the street.
(c) The train master.
(d) A man he knew.

2. How many Texans are in the bar?
(a) Three.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Ten.

3. What does the bartender pull from beneath the bar?
(a) A bottle of brandy.
(b) Coal.
(c) A Winchester gun.
(d) Wood.

4. How does Scratchy secure the piece of paper that he shoots at?
(a) With his pistol.
(b) With a pin.
(c) With his knife.
(d) With a nail.

5. At the end of Chapter 3 Scratchy is in the deepest rage over what?
(a) Jack's chickens.
(b) Jack's refusal to fight.
(c) The immobility of the hosue.
(d) Jack's hiding in the house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the husband as they approach Yellow Sky?

2. What is the bride's concern as she looks around the train car?

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

4. What is the reaction of the Mexicans in the bar when they hear about Scratchy?

5. What does the train need to do when it reaches the station?

(see the answer key)

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