2. How does Scratchy's little fingers move with the revolvers?
(a) Llike a seamstress.
(b) Like a musician's.
(c) Like an owl.
(d) Like a cat.

3. Scratchy walks with the creeping movement of what?
(a) A midnight cat.
(b) A beaver.
(c) A deer.
(d) A buffalo.

4. When does Scratchy first notice the bride?
(a) When they round the corner.
(b) When Jack tells him that he is married.
(c) When she screams.
(d) When he shoots Jack.

5. How does the author describe Scratchy's reaction to Jack's marriage?
(a) Like a creature allowed a glimpse of another world.
(b) Like a lost soul looking for a home.
(c) Like a dog lost without his master.
(d) Like a man releaved.

6. What does Scratchy do to scare the dog?
(a) Kicks him.
(b) Shoots an arrow near him.
(c) Shoots out the bar windows.
(d) Shoots at the ground near him.

7. What does Jack think of when he is faced with the barrel of Scratchy's gun?
(a) The beauty of the train.
(b) His wife.
(c) His wedding.
(d) His home.

8. When nobody appears at Jack's house to fight, what is Scratchy's reaction?
(a) He is tired.
(b) He is relieved.
(c) He is happy.
(d) He is enraged.

9. Why is Jack not armed on his wedding day?
(a) Because he believes such an occasion does not call for it.
(b) Because he left in such a hurry, he forgot his gun.
(c) Because guns were not allowed on the train, and Jack hasn't rearmed himself yet,
(d) Because guns scare his new wife, and she asked him not to wear them.

10. What was Jack's instinct when he is confronted by Scratchy?
(a) He pushes his wife away.
(b) He pulls his wife to him.
(c) He doesn't move.
(d) He loosens his arm from his wife.

11. What does the dog do when he finally sees Scratchy?
(a) He wimpers to be petted.
(b) He gets up and walks away growling.
(c) He watches him carefully.
(d) He runs at Scratchy.

12. What is Scratchy not a student of?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Chivalry.
(c) Gunfighting.
(d) Ethics.

13. How does the author describe the walking pattern of the couple heading toward home?
(a) They are holding hands like young lovers.
(b) They are racing against time.
(c) They are running like the wind.
(d) Like they are walking against a strong wind.

14. What does Scratchy do at the end of Chapter 3 as he waits for Jack to appear?
(a) He keeps shouting.
(b) He walks back to the bar.
(c) He reloads his guns.
(d) He goes to the train station.

15. The knowledge of Jack's marriage reduces Scratchy to what?
(a) A member of a rough gang.
(b) A small boy of ten.
(c) A simple child of the earlier plains.
(d) A small child from back east.