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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a man in the bar tell the drummer about what is about to happen?
(a) "Scratchy will pass out on the porch of the bar."
(b) "Jack will arrive and shoot Scratchy."
(c) "Someone will die."
(d) "There is going to be some shooting."

2. What kind of gloom sets in the bar?
(a) A chapel-like gloom.
(b) A ghost-like gloom.
(c) A drunken gloom.
(d) A silent gloom.

3. How does the reader know the drummer is nervous?
(a) He can't stop laughing.
(b) He can't stop talking.
(c) He is perspiring.
(d) He seems trigger happy.

4. Where is the only person who will fight Scratchy?
(a) In the bar.
(b) At home.
(c) At the train station.
(d) Out of town.

5. Who sold the groom the pocket watch?
(a) A man he knew.
(b) A watch salesman on the street.
(c) The train master.
(d) His grandfather gave it to him.

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

7. Why does the bride become anxious?
(a) She picks up on Jack's nervousness.
(b) She can't find her small overnight bag.
(c) She spilled some food on her dress.
(d) She is afraid to live in a small town.

8. How does the porter view the couple on the train?
(a) Abruptly.
(b) Lilke he is confused.
(c) Sweetly.
(d) With an air of superiority.

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

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

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

12. What is Scratchy known for?
(a) Being in a gang.
(b) He is an excellent gunman.
(c) Being the town drunk.
(d) Coming from the east coast.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles is it from one end of the state to the other?

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

3. Who waits on the couple when they eat?

4. When the drummer first hears the news of Scratchy, where does he stand?

5. How do the people of Yellow Sky feel about Jack?

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