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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the dog go to avoid Scratchy?
(a) He is going home.
(b) He is heading up the street.
(c) He is heading for the alley.
(d) He is going inside the bar.

2. How does Scratchy identify the bride?
(a) He asks if she is Jack's sister.
(b) He asks if she is his cook.
(c) He asks if she's staying in Yellow Sky.
(d) He asks if she is the "lady."

3. What does Jack say to Scratchy that gets him to pause?
(a) That there are other men near.
(b) That he is armed.
(c) That he is unarmed.
(d) That he is drunk.

4. Scratcy's yelling is met by what on Main Street?
(a) Shooting.
(b) Silence.
(c) The men in the bar yelling back.
(d) The dog barking.

5. How does Jack's house regard Scratchy?
(a) Like a laughing face.
(b) Like a friend.
(c) Like a stone god.
(d) Like a tree.

6. Why is the newly married couple walking with their heads low?
(a) They don't want to see the porter.
(b) To avoid attention.
(c) To fight the rain.
(d) To fight the wind.

7. Who offers to fight Scratchy?
(a) The barkeeper.
(b) No one.
(c) The dog.
(d) The drummer.

8. What does Scratchy accuse Jack of trying to do?
(a) Hide behind his wife.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Sneak up on him.
(d) Lie to him.

9. What does Scratchy do when he arrives at Jack's house?
(a) He stumbles and falls.
(b) He howls a challenge.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He starts shooting.

10. What is Scratchy doing with the town?
(a) He is playing with the town.
(b) He is dancing with the town.
(c) He is threatening the town.
(d) He is waiting with the town.

11. What is the beauty of the train a symbol for in Jack's mind?
(a) The newness of the marriage.
(b) His simple home.
(c) The purity of his job.
(d) The stillness of the town.

12. When Scratchy confronts Jack, how much does Jack move backwards?
(a) He keeps backing up to brotect his bride.
(b) One foot.
(c) Three paces.
(d) Not an inch.

13. What did the color of the wood on the train look like?
(a) The color of shoe polish.
(b) Gleaming like a wooden coach.
(c) Dark as the surface of a pool of oil.
(d) The color of a beautiful brown horse.

14. When do Jack and his wife encounter Scratchy?
(a) As they round the corner toward their house.
(b) Stepping off the train.
(c) As they walk down main street.
(d) At the train station.

15. What is Jack about to do when he sees Scratchy?
(a) Shoot Scratchy.
(b) Dance with his bride.
(c) Point out his home to his bride.
(d) Carry his bride over the threshold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Scratchy's reaction when he realizes he has Jack cornered?

2. How does the author describe the walking pattern of the couple heading toward home?

3. What does Scratchy do to scare the dog?

4. Why does Jack tell Scratchy to shoot him now?

5. How does Scratchy secure the piece of paper that he shoots at?

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