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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the men in the bar say as they hear Scratchy approaching?
(a) "Here he comes."
(b) "Where's Jack?"
(c) "Everyone quiet!"
(d) "Shhh."

3. 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."

4. Where does the barkeeper put the drummer?
(a) Behind the bar.
(b) Outside in back.
(c) At the door as a lookout.
(d) Behind a table.

5. What can be seen from the train window?
(a) Rivers only.
(b) Texas like a desert.
(c) Texas, green grass, clumps of houses, trees.
(d) Small farms that look abandoned.

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

7. What is the drummer doing?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Telling a story.
(c) Drinking too much.
(d) Practicing his shooting.

8. As Scratchy approaches, one man gestures toward the barkeep for something. What does he want?
(a) A clean glass.
(b) A drink.
(c) Another gun.
(d) A rifle.

9. What color is the bride's dress?
(a) Tan.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Cream.

10. What does the bartender do when he hears about Scratchy?
(a) He locks and barricades the door.
(b) He heads out of the bar.
(c) He gets a drink.
(d) He gets his pistol.

11. What does the man say who enters the bar?
(a) That Jack's new bride has arrived.
(b) That Scratchy Wilson is drunk.
(c) That Scratchy just came in on the train.
(d) That Jack is returning on the train.

12. Who is the only man on the train platform?
(a) The station agent.
(b) The barkeeper.
(c) The deputy marshal.
(d) The drummer.

13. How many rows of waiters were in the dining car?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. What does the barkeeper do to the windows of the bar?
(a) Closes and bars the wooden shutters.
(b) Breaks one out so he can shoot.
(c) Nothing. There are no windows in the bar.
(d) Tells the drummer to keep watch at the window.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the man doing who sits in the tilted chair at the end of the railway station?

3. How many minutes before the train arrives in Yellow Sky are the men talking in the bar?

4. What is across the street from the bar?

5. What can be seen beyond the Rio Grande?

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