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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II (pages 76 - 167).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Charlie steal from the doctor who patched up Eli?
(a) A gun.
(b) Morphine.
(c) A bunch of syringes.
(d) A numbing medication.

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

3. What injury did Eli's horse Tub sustain as he was tied up at the shack with the string of beads?
(a) Tub's eye was scratched and became red and swollen.
(b) Tub's leg was broken.
(c) Tub's hoof was broken.
(d) Tub's stomach was torn.

4. Who threatened the Sisters brothers at Mayfield's hotel, and framed them for stealing the pelt?
(a) A group of jewel thieves.
(b) A group of barmen.
(c) A group of stable boys.
(d) A group of trappers.

5. What did Eli give to the boy with the wagons as the Sisters brothers left the stream?
(a) A warm blanket.
(b) Extra food.
(c) His share of the gold they had taken from the dead prospector.
(d) Paper money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the inn keeper tell Eli about Charlie?

2. Who was the Commodore's scout who has gone ahead of Charlie and Eli to San Francisco on the Hermann Warm job?

3. Why did Eli change his mind and decide to keep Tub in Part II?

4. How did Eli feel when they left the boy at the stream in Part II?

5. What was the matter with the boy's horse in Part II?

(see the answer key)

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