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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who notices that the groom is particularly happy?
(a) The African-American porter.
(b) The groom's brother.
(c) The bride's sister.
(d) The townspeople of Yellow Sky.

3. What does the train need to do when it reaches the station?
(a) Take on water.
(b) Replenish the coal.
(c) Load more firewood.
(d) Cool off.

4. What does the man say who enters the bar?
(a) That Jack is returning on the train.
(b) That Jack's new bride has arrived.
(c) That Scratchy Wilson is drunk.
(d) That Scratchy just came in on the train.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is across the street from the bar?

2. What is the man doing who sits in the tilted chair at the end of the railway station?

3. What is the name of the bar?

4. What does the couple not notice about the people waiting on them?

5. How do the people of Yellow Sky feel about Jack?

(see the answer key)

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