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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. Why did Eli change his mind and decide to keep Tub in Part II?
(a) He did not like the black horse after all.
(b) He thought Tub would get faster.
(c) He felt Tub had been a faithful horse.
(d) He felt guilty taking a dead man's horse.

2. What happened when the boy began to ride with the Sisters brothers in Part II?
(a) He got shot at by prospectors.
(b) He fell behind immediately.
(c) He fell off his horse.
(d) His horse died.

3. What kind of liquor did both Charlie and Eli drink most often?
(a) Gin.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Brandy.
(d) Amaretto.

4. What did Williams do in the duel that was shameful?
(a) He cried.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He shot into the crowd, wounding a woman.
(d) He hid behind his second.

5. What did Eli tell Charlie just before they left San Francisco for Sacramento to find Warm and Morris?
(a) He was dying of cancer.
(b) He was going to kill Warm and Morris alone.
(c) He was going to kill the Commodore next.
(d) This would be his last job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who caught up with the Sisters brothers at the stream right after Charlie tried Eli's toothbrush?

2. What had happened to make the boy with the wagons fall on hard times?

3. Who did Mayfield bring in to dance for the Sisters brothers?

4. How did Eli react to the bad news Charlie told him about the inn keeper?

5. What was the name of the restaurant where Warm took Morris to tell him about his plan?

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