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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 171 - 216).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Sisters brothers think the old woman at the shack was?
(a) A thief.
(b) A landowner.
(c) A witch or a gypsy.
(d) Their mother.

2. What did the inn keeper tell Eli that hurt his feelings?
(a) That she hated his line of work.
(b) That she preferred men who were slimmer than he was.
(c) That she was already attached.
(d) That she thought he was ugly.

3. What did Eli suggest doing for the boy with the wagons after he regained consciousness?
(a) Sending him off in the woods to die.
(b) Beating him.
(c) Killing him.
(d) Sharing their lunch with him.

4. What upset the stable hand so much when he and Eli tranquilized Tub?
(a) The horse died when he tried to tranquilize it.
(b) The horse threw up.
(c) The horse collapsed on the men and the stable hand had thought they might be killed.
(d) The horse kicked the stable hand.

5. How did the pale bookkeeper protect Eli in Mayfield's hotel?
(a) She gave him an extra gun.
(b) She hid him in the closet.
(c) She spirited him out of the hotel and into the stable.
(d) She took him to a room to which only she held the key and locked him in.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Eli tell Charlie just before they left San Francisco for Sacramento to find Warm and Morris?

2. What color was the formula?

3. What did Eli resolve to do to try to win the inn keeper's affections?

4. What did Charlie do to the prospector who would not stop jabbing Eli in the leg with his rifle?

5. How did Warm perform a demonstration of his invention for Morris?

(see the answer key)

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