3. What does Eliza send to Rose from California when she realizes how much she misses her?
(a) A photograph.
(b) Gold dust.
(c) A telegraph.
(d) A scrapbook of her adventures.

4. What is the name of the ship Paulina owns?
(a) Armonía.
(b) Hija.
(c) Riqueza.
(d) Fortuna.

5. How long is Eliza on the boat?
(a) Four months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Six months.

6. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Typhoid fever.

7. What year is it when "Joaquin" begins?
(a) 1857.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1852.
(d) 1847.

8. What must Eliza amputate from a man with gangrene?
(a) Toes.
(b) Foot.
(c) Fingers.
(d) Arm.

9. Who says: "I thought there weren't any slaves in California"?
(a) A prostitute.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Tao Chi'en.
(d) A Chilean vendor.

10. How long does Jacob look for Joaquin?
(a) Nine months.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four months.

11. What is Eliza's plan if she doesn't find Joaquin?
(a) To open a restaurant in California.
(b) To move back to Chile.
(c) To continue traveling with the brothel.
(d) To go to China with Tao Chi'en.

12. When Tao Chi'en and Eliza arrive in California, what does he suggest she look for?
(a) Her Uncle John.
(b) The Chinese barrio.
(c) The Chilean barrio.
(d) A goldmine.

13. How does Tao Chi'en make money?
(a) Offering Eliza as a prostitute.
(b) Working as a miner.
(c) Preparing and selling medicines.
(d) Removing bullets and stitching knife wounds.

14. What does Tao Chi'en hope to do in California?
(a) Find gold.
(b) Get a permit to practice medicine.
(c) Work at a restaurant.
(d) Find a new Chinese wife.

15. How does Eliza respond when Tao Chi'en asks her if the dead Joaquin is her Joaquin?
(a) She says she is not sure.
(b) She says it is.
(c) She says she is angry.
(d) She says she is free.

Short Answer Questions

1. After hearing about the success of Paulina's shipping line, other people, mentioned specifically in the novel, have tried to duplicate it by shipping what?

2. During a two year period working with Tao Chi'en, how many times does Eliza leave to look for Joaquin?

3. Why are Rose and John unable to track Mama Fresia?

4. When Eliza is asking about Joaquin, she tells people he is her what?

5. How much is Tao Chi'en paid after diagnosing the dead girl?

(see the answer keys)

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