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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the drummer's story, what was the woman carrying up the stairs?
(a) Wood.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Linens.
(d) Coal.

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

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

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

5. 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 call him outside and take care of this."
(c) "He would end this once and for all."
(d) "He would nail Scratchy to the wall."

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

7. What is Scratchy like when he is sober?
(a) A very happy guy.
(b) One of the nicest guys in town.
(c) Mean.
(d) Moody and dark.

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

9. What time will the train arrive in Yellow Sky?
(a) 1:30 p.m.
(b) 3:42 p.m.
(c) 2:47 p.m.
(d) 4:52 p.m.

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

11. How does Jack plan to get to his house?
(a) By horse and buggy.
(b) The quickest route possible.
(c) By horses.
(d) By way of a long walk along the river at sunset.

12. Where did the old gang hang out?
(a) In the caves outside of town.
(b) At the old rustler's cabin.
(c) Along the river.
(d) At the station.

13. What is the reaction of the Mexicans in the bar when they hear about Scratchy?
(a) They go to the back of the bar.
(b) They get behind the bar.
(c) They exit the bar.
(d) They turn the table over and take cover behiind it.

14. What can be seen beyond the Rio Grande?
(a) The mountains.
(b) Yellow rocks.
(c) Plum colored mesquite.
(d) The river basin.

15. What did the couple do before boarding the train?
(a) Got married.
(b) Had breadfast.
(c) Bought a house.
(d) Visited their mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do all the men in the bar do as Scratcy approaches?

2. What does the train need to do when it reaches the station?

3. What does the porter do to make the exit from the train easier?

4. How does the man sit on the train?

5. What does the couple not notice about the people waiting on them?

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