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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At first, the drummer refuses to come behind the bar. Why?
(a) He wants to see Scratchy.
(b) He wants to shoot at Scratchy.
(c) He wants to bring the dog in.
(d) He wants to be able to make a break for the door.

3. What is the man doing who sits in the tilted chair at the end of the railway station?
(a) He is reading.
(b) He is asleep.
(c) He smokes a pipe.
(d) He is whittling.

4. How do the men in the bar know Scratchy is approaching?
(a) They hear yelling and gunshots.
(b) They hear the Mexican yelling.
(c) They hear someone yelp who's been hit.
(d) They hear the dog bark.

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

6. What is the bride's concern as she looks around the train car?
(a) The danger.
(b) The reflective mirrors.
(c) Money.
(d) Tripping over her dress.

7. When the drummer first hears the news of Scratchy, where does he stand?
(a) Against the wall.
(b) Against the window.
(c) Against the bar.
(d) Against the door.

8. What are the people of Yellow Sky unaware of regarding Jack's life?
(a) That he is married.
(b) That his dad was a cattle rustler.
(c) That he is older than they think.
(d) That he is quiting his job.

9. What does the drummer discover in his hiding place?
(a) Books.
(b) Food.
(c) More guns.
(d) Armor.

10. How does the barkeeper describe Scratchy's use of guns?
(a) "He will shoot you between the eyes."
(b) "He's a wonder."
(c) "He's old and careless."
(d) "He can't hit the broad side of a barn when he's drunk."

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

12. What does the porter do for Jack as they approach Yellow Sky?
(a) Gives him a shave.
(b) Brushes off his suit.
(c) Cleans his shoes.
(d) Pulls his luggage from the overhead bins.

13. Where is the train going?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) Amarillo.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Yellow Sky.

14. How many minutes before the train arrives in Yellow Sky are the men talking in the bar?
(a) Thirty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) One hour.

15. What does the barkeeper sit on?
(a) A tree stump.
(b) A box.
(c) A ladder.
(d) A liquor case.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the only person who will fight Scratchy?

3. Where did Jack once shoot Scratchy?

4. What is Scratchy like when he is drunk?

5. What is the reaction of the Mexicans in the bar when they hear about Scratchy?

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