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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What year is it when "Joaquin" begins?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1847.
(c) 1862.
(d) 1852.
2. What is Jacob's profession?
(a) Reporter.
(b) Cartographer.
(c) Goldminer.
(d) Teacher.
3. What is the first thing Tao Chi'en needs to do to establish himself?
(a) Marry.
(b) Find his parents.
(c) Set up a shop.
(d) Have a son.
4. What does Eliza bring for James and Esther at the end of "Singsong Girls"?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A jar of jam.
(c) A few eggs.
(d) A slice of pie.
5. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?
(a) Typhoid fever.
(b) Yellow fever.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Dysentery.
6. What does Tao Chi'en determine that a young prostitute died of?
(a) Dysentery.
(b) Knife wound.
(c) Poison.
(d) Starvation.
7. What item reveals Eliza's parentage?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A sweater.
(c) A letter.
(d) A ring.
8. On what day does Rose always become ill?
(a) On the anniversary of the day Eliza left.
(b) On the first day of spring.
(c) On Christmas Day.
(d) On Eliza's birthday.
9. What is Eliza's role when she joins the traveling brothel?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Healer.
(c) Translator.
(d) Piano player.
10. What must Eliza amputate from a man with gangrene?
(a) Arm.
(b) Fingers.
(c) Foot.
(d) Toes.
11. Who bumps into Jacob during dinner?
(a) John.
(b) Joaquin.
(c) Tao Chi'en.
(d) Eliza.
12. What does Tao Chi'en hope to do in California?
(a) Get a permit to practice medicine.
(b) Find a new Chinese wife.
(c) Find gold.
(d) Work at a restaurant.
13. When Eliza is asking about Joaquin, she tells people he is her what?
(a) Uncle.
(b) Husband.
(c) Employee.
(d) Brother.
14. What is the name of the prostitute that finds love with James?
(a) Esther.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Stella.
15. How does Eliza make money now that she's on her own?
(a) She mines gold.
(b) She writes letters for illiterate miners.
(c) She is still selling food.
(d) She mends clothing for the miners.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much is the reward for the head of Joaquin?
2. Who says: "People come out west to escape the past and begin anew, but our obsessions pursue us, like the wind"?
3. How does Tao Chi'en make money?
4. What is the name of Joaquin's gang member?
5. What does Eliza send to Rose from California when she realizes how much she misses her?
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