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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. What did Eli hear Charlie saying in the bathtub that upset him?
(a) Charlie said he hated Eli.
(b) Charlie said Eli was stupid.
(c) Charlie said Eli was fat.
(d) Charlie said he would have separated from Eli long ago if Eli was not his brother.

2. Who did Mayfield bring in to dance for the Sisters brothers?
(a) A naked woman.
(b) A young Chinese boy.
(c) A young Indian girl.
(d) A bearded lady.

3. Why did the owner at The Black Skull tell the Sisters brothers he would not try to find Warm?
(a) He had thought Warm was his friend, and now he was disappointed to find out he was not a true friend.
(b) He was too busy at the restaurant to go after him.
(c) He was too poor to go after him.
(d) He was too ill to go after him.

4. How did Eli feel when they left the boy at the stream in Part II?
(a) Eli cried because they had to leave the boy.
(b) Eli saw himself in the boy and felt guilty about leaving him.
(c) Eli thought the boy was doomed and felt he would remember the grim image of him standing there alone, forlorn.
(d) Eli felt angry at the boy.

5. Who did Eli meet at Mayfield's hotel who he took a fancy to?
(a) A chamber maid.
(b) A jewel thief.
(c) A prostitute.
(d) A pale bookkeeper.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What position was Charlie to take on the Hermann Kermit Warm job?

3. What was the name of the bar Charlie and Eli frequented in their home city?

4. What was the name of the lawyer in the duel that Charlie and Eli watched?

5. Who did the prospector say was willing to pay for special pelt of a specific animal?

(see the answer key)

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