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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the bride is nervous, what does Jack tell her?
(a) That everything is O.K.
(b) That he is rich.
(c) That they can stay on the train and not get off.
(d) That she looks beautiful.

2. How does the author describe Scratchy's reaction to Jack's marriage?
(a) Like a dog lost without his master.
(b) Like a man releaved.
(c) Like a creature allowed a glimpse of another world.
(d) Like a lost soul looking for a home.

3. What is the beauty of the train a symbol for in Jack's mind?
(a) The stillness of the town.
(b) The purity of his job.
(c) The newness of the marriage.
(d) His simple home.

4. Why does Jack remain so secretive?
(a) He knows his bride is lower-class.
(b) Getting married so quickly is a scandal.
(c) He thinks his bride is not very pretty.
(d) He doesn't want the town to know how much money he spent.

5. What does Jack say to Scratchy that gets him to pause?
(a) That there are other men near.
(b) That he is unarmed.
(c) That he is drunk.
(d) That he is armed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of gloom sets in the bar?

2. What was Jack's instinct when he is confronted by Scratchy?

3. What did the couple do before boarding the train?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 3 Scratchy is in the deepest rage over what?

(see the answer key)

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