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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 76 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of creature bit Eli, sending him into an illness of fever?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A spider.
(c) A raccoon.
(d) A snake.

2. What did Charlie tell the boy with the wagons they had done to his father?
(a) Maimed him.
(b) Taken him to the hospital.
(c) Stolen his money.
(d) Killed him.

3. Who threatened the Sisters brothers at Mayfield's hotel, and framed them for stealing the pelt?
(a) A group of stable boys.
(b) A group of barmen.
(c) A group of jewel thieves.
(d) A group of trappers.

4. What did the boy with the wagons tell the Sisters brothers he was traveling for?
(a) He and his family were horse traders and were on their way to California to trade horses.
(b) He and his family were fortune tellers on their way to take advantage of prospectors in California.
(c) He and his family were bakers on their way to start a new business in California.
(d) He and his family were on their way to California to try their luck at finding gold.

5. Who was the boy with the grouping of wagons waiting for?
(a) His brother.
(b) His father.
(c) His friends.
(d) His mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color is the horse Eli finds in their travels in Part II and decides to take as his own?

2. What did Eli do with the money he got from Mayfield for the pelt?

3. Why did Eli change his mind and decide to keep Tub in Part II?

4. Who was the Commodore's scout who has gone ahead of Charlie and Eli to San Francisco on the Hermann Warm job?

5. What did Charlie say would likely become of Tub when Eli sold him?

(see the answer key)

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