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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do all the men in the bar do as Scratcy approaches?
(a) They begin arguing.
(b) They start drinking.
(c) They get quiet.
(d) They play cards and act as if nothing is wrong.

2. What does Scratchy hold in each hand?
(a) A blue-black revolver.
(b) A Winchester shotgun.
(c) A small pistol.
(d) A dueling sword.

3. What does Jack do with his suitcase when he sees Scratchy?
(a) Gives it slowly to his wife.
(b) Slowly lowers it to the ground.
(c) Holds the handle tightly.
(d) Drops it to the ground.

4. What is Scratchy doing when Jack and his wife spot him?
(a) Firing at the house.
(b) Reloading cartridges in his gun.
(c) Shooting at the dog.
(d) Yelling at the house.

5. Scratchy fumes at Jack's house like what?
(a) Like a Texas sunrise, red as fire.
(b) Like a war, with gunshots heard all round.
(c) Like the winter wind attacking a prairie cabin in the North.
(d) Like a Texas river running over her banks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Scratchy like when he is drunk?

2. Where did the man buy the pocket watch?

3. When Scratchy confronts Jack, how much does Jack move backwards?

4. What time will the train arrive in Yellow Sky?

5. How does the man who informs the crowd in the bar describe Scratchy?

(see the answer key)

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