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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the distance between Scratchy and Jack when they meet?
(a) Six paces.
(b) Three paces.
(c) Ten paces.
(d) Twenty paces.

2. What is Scratchy's reaction when he misses the piece of paper?
(a) He shoots again and again.
(b) He yells in anger.
(c) He laughes.
(d) He cusses at himself.

3. What does Scratchy want at the Weary Gentleman?
(a) The barkeeper.
(b) A drink.
(c) The drummer.
(d) The dog.

4. How does the couple sometimes laugh together as they walk to their home?
(a) Breaking into laughter.
(b) Shamefacedly and low.
(c) Giggling like children.
(d) Smiling sweetly at each other.

5. When he fires at the paper, how much does he miss it by?
(a) A 1/2 inch.
(b) A yard.
(c) A foot.
(d) A mile.

6. What does Scratchy do to the door of the Weary Gentleman?
(a) He runs at the door.
(b) He shoots at the door.
(c) He bangs on the door with his revolver.
(d) He yells at the door.

7. How does Scratchy think he will get jack Potter to come out for a fight?
(a) By forcing the front door open.
(b) By shooting into the sky.
(c) By using his house as target practice.
(d) By bombarding his house.

8. What is the barkeeper's dog doing when Scratchy approaches?
(a) Chasing a rabbit.
(b) Dozing by the front door of the saloon.
(c) Chasing a cat.
(d) Growling and barking at Scratchy.

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

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

11. Who is Jack Potter in the mind of Scratchy?
(a) His friend.
(b) His ancient antagonist.
(c) His mentor.
(d) His father.

12. Jack doesn't take Scratchy for a kid; he takes him for a what?
(a) An old man.
(b) A fool.
(c) An idiot.
(d) A threat.

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

14. Why can't Scratchy believe that Jack is unarmed?
(a) Because no man in Texas is unarmed.
(b) Because men are only unarmed while gardening.
(c) Because men are only unarmed while working.
(d) Because men are only unarmed around children.

15. When Scratchy walks away from the couple, what shape do his footprints make in the dirt?
(a) Round shaped.
(b) Square shaped.
(c) Triangle shaped.
(d) Funnel shaped.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the newly married couple walking with their heads low?

2. What does Scratchy do at the end of Chapter 3 as he waits for Jack to appear?

3. What is Scratchy not a student of?

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

5. What does Jack think of when he is faced with the barrel of Scratchy's gun?

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