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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the objects across the street from the bar resemble?
(a) The grass on the theater stage.
(b) The vastness of the desert.
(c) The blue of the ocean.
(d) The yellow of a cliff.

3. How does the author describe the walking pattern of the couple heading toward home?
(a) They are running like the wind.
(b) They are racing against time.
(c) They are holding hands like young lovers.
(d) Like they are walking against a strong wind.

4. Where does the dog go to avoid Scratchy?
(a) He is going home.
(b) He is heading for the alley.
(c) He is going inside the bar.
(d) He is heading up the street.

5. The knowledge of Jack's marriage reduces Scratchy to what?
(a) A small child from back east.
(b) A small boy of ten.
(c) A member of a rough gang.
(d) A simple child of the earlier plains.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the area under the bar made of?

2. How does the reader know the drummer is nervous?

3. What does the barkeeper sit on?

4. What part of the country are Scratchy's boots from?

5. How does the author describe the fact that Jack has trouble speaking when he sees Scratchy?

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