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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is across the street from the bar?
(a) The river.
(b) Green grass plots.
(c) The train station.
(d) A rock ledge.

2. What does the bartender do when he hears about Scratchy?
(a) He locks and barricades the door.
(b) He gets a drink.
(c) He gets his pistol.
(d) He heads out of the bar.

3. What does the porter do for Jack as they approach Yellow Sky?
(a) Cleans his shoes.
(b) Brushes off his suit.
(c) Gives him a shave.
(d) Pulls his luggage from the overhead bins.

4. As Scratchy is approaching the bar, one man in the bar wishes Jack were home. How does he express that?
(a) "He would nail Scratchy to the wall."
(b) "He would sail in and pull out the kinks in this thing."
(c) "He would end this once and for all."
(d) "He would call him outside and take care of this."

5. What is Scratchy like when he is sober?
(a) Mean.
(b) Moody and dark.
(c) A very happy guy.
(d) One of the nicest guys in town.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the couple do when they exit the train?

2. How do the men in the bar know Scratchy is approaching?

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

4. What does the porter do when he sees them run from the train?

5. Why does the man on the platform not notice Jack and his wife?

(see the answer key)

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