2. What does Arvid tell Robert about Minnesota one night?
(a) It is warmer in St. Louis than Minnesota.
(b) He never wants to go back.
(c) He is worried about his wife and child left there.
(d) He wants to return there.

3. What does Robert do after Arvid dies?
(a) Sits down can cries.
(b) Heads out looking for Mario.
(c) Buries him.
(d) Finds a mule.

4. How does Robert feel when he gets back to Mario's camp?
(a) Enthusiastic about going to California.
(b) Very lucky.
(c) Empty, with no desire for life.
(d) Happy.

5. What does Karl believe about Robert and the money?
(a) That Robert was playing a joke.
(b) That Robert lied to him.
(c) That Robert doesn't know anything about the money.
(d) That Robert stole the money.

6. What bothers Karl the most about what Robert hasn't said?
(a) He has not told them Arvid's fate.
(b) He has not told them what is wrong with himself.
(c) He has not said what he is going to do now.
(d) He has not told them exactly how he got the money.

7. What is wrong with Mario?
(a) Liver disease.
(b) Old age.
(c) Sun stroke.
(d) Yellow fever.

8. What does Karl think about when he looks at the cash from Robert?
(a) That Robert murdered Arvid.
(b) What it could do for his family.
(c) That he needs to burn the money.
(d) That his brother is a criminal.

9. Why was Karl late returning from Stillwater?
(a) He had trouble with the ox cart.
(b) He ran into some friends from Sweden.
(c) He had to wait for the bank to check on his question about the money.
(d) He was ill.

10. What did the bank in Stillwater tell Karl about Robert's money?
(a) They didn't know whether it was good or not.
(b) It was good.
(c) It was worthless.
(d) It only had half value because the bank was defunct.

11. What does Kristina say about the money?
(a) It makes no difference to the children.
(b) It's not their money anyway.
(c) They aren't any poorer than they were.
(d) She doesn't have an opinion.

12. How did Robert get out of the desert?
(a) Some Apaches found him.
(b) Mario found him.
(c) Another mule train came along.
(d) He just walked until he found the camp.

13. Where does Robert soak his feet?
(a) In a washbasin.
(b) In a stream.
(c) In the lake.
(d) In a river.

14. Where do Karl and Kristina put the money?
(a) Buried in the back.
(b) In a large storage chest.
(c) In the vegetable shed.
(d) Under their mattress.

15. What does Robert tell Karl about his fortunes?
(a) He is now wealthy.
(b) He has some money, but not much.
(c) He is poor.
(d) He wish he was dead.