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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 the drummer doing?
(a) Drinking too much.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Practicing his shooting.
(d) Telling a story.

2. 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.

3. When the drummer wants to continue asking questions, what do the other men in the bar do?
(a) Put their fingers on their lips to be quiet.
(b) Shoot at him to make him shut up.
(c) Yell at him to shut up.
(d) Motion for him to remain silent.

4. In the drummer's story, what was the woman carrying up the stairs?
(a) Linens.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Wood.
(d) Coal.

5. Where did the man buy the pocket watch?
(a) In Yellow Sky.
(b) In New York.
(c) In San Antonio.
(d) In Dallas.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the drummer first hears the news of Scratchy, where does he stand?

2. Where is the barkeeper's dog?

3. What is the name of the train?

4. What does the bartender do when he hears about Scratchy?

5. Why did the groom give the pocket watch to his new bride?

(see the answer key)

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