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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On their wedding day, where does the couple eat?
(a) In Yellow Sky.
(b) In the dining car.
(c) Sack lunches on the train.
(d) In San Antonio.

2. What does Jack do in Yellow Sky?
(a) He is the town barkeeper.
(b) He is a salesman.
(c) He is the town marshal.
(d) He is the town drummer.

3. Where did Jack once shoot Scratchy?
(a) On his ear.
(b) In the foot.
(c) In the leg.
(d) His arm.

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

5. What time is it when the bride looks at her pocket watch?
(a) 12:16 p.m.
(b) 12:17 p.m.
(c) 3:45 p.m.
(d) 6:50 p.m.

6. When put in a safe place, what is the drummer sitting on?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Coal.
(c) A drum.
(d) A box.

7. How does the man who informs the crowd in the bar describe Scratchy?
(a) "He's locked and loaded today."
(b) "He's gripping his guns with gusto!"
(c) "He's making so much noise he spooked my horse."
(d) "He's turned loose with both hands."

8. As Scratchy is approaching the bar, one man in the bar wishes Jack were home. How does he express that?
(a) "He would sail in and pull out the kinks in this thing."
(b) "He would nail Scratchy to the wall."
(c) "He would call him outside and take care of this."
(d) "He would end this once and for all."

9. How does Jack plan to tell the community of his news?
(a) Have a party.
(b) Issue a voice bulletin.
(c) Tell his deputy.
(d) A statement at church.

10. What do other passengers on the train think of the couple?
(a) They are handsome.
(b) They are rich.
(c) They are naive.
(d) They are from San Antonio.

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

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

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

14. How does the couple feel about each other?
(a) They are poilite to each other.
(b) They are strangers.
(c) They are in love.
(d) They really don't like each other.

15. Why is the man's face reddened?
(a) He has high blood pressure.
(b) From years of working outdoors.
(c) He drinks a lot.
(d) He is embarrased.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the barkeeper sit on?

2. How does Jack plan to get to his house?

3. What does the man say who enters the bar?

4. What is the name of the bar?

5. How much will the meal cost the couple on the train?

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