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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How many men are in the bar?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Twelve.

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

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

7. How many miles is it from one end of the state to the other?
(a) 500.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 2,000.

8. What happens to the husband as they approach Yellow Sky?
(a) He has a nervous laugh.
(b) He starts crying.
(c) He becomes restless.
(d) He begins to pace.

9. When the bride is nervous, what does Jack tell her?
(a) That he is rich.
(b) That they can stay on the train and not get off.
(c) That everything is O.K.
(d) That she looks beautiful.

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

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

12. What is the drummer feeling as danger approaches?
(a) Terror.
(b) A sense of fun.
(c) Bravery.
(d) Increasing bewilderment and anxiety.

13. What do the elegance of the train fittings reflect?
(a) The porter's service.
(b) The couple's marriage.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) The town of Yellow Sky.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Scratchy like when he is drunk?

3. What do the objects across the street from the bar resemble?

4. What is Scratchy known for?

5. How do the men in the bar know Scratchy is approaching?

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