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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is apparent about the bride to the other passengers?
(a) That she is beautiful.
(b) That her dress is lovely.
(c) That she has cooked.
(d) That her shoes are worn.

2. How does the couple feel about each other?
(a) They really don't like each other.
(b) They are strangers.
(c) They are in love.
(d) They are poilite to each other.

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

4. Why does the man on the platform not notice Jack and his wife?
(a) He is asleep.
(b) He is shoveling coal for the train.
(c) He is loading wood for the train.
(d) He is getting the water for the train.

5. What time will the train arrive in Yellow Sky?
(a) 2:47 p.m.
(b) 3:42 p.m.
(c) 1:30 p.m.
(d) 4:52 p.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the porter do to make the exit from the train easier?

2. What river runs by the town of Yellow Sky?

3. What do the elegance of the train fittings reflect?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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