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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 the boy with the wagons tell the Sisters brothers he was traveling for?
(a) He and his family were fortune tellers on their way to take advantage of prospectors in California.
(b) He and his family were on their way to California to try their luck at finding gold.
(c) He and his family were bakers on their way to start a new business in California.
(d) He and his family were horse traders and were on their way to California to trade horses.

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

3. What did Charlie tell Eli that upset him about the inn keeper he liked?
(a) That she had offered Charlie sex for money.
(b) That she was really a man.
(c) That she was ugly.
(d) That she had spoken ill of Eli to Charlie.

4. Who did the prospector say was willing to pay for special pelt of a specific animal?
(a) General Smith.
(b) Mayfield.
(c) The Mayor of Jacksonville.
(d) The Commodore.

5. What color is the horse Eli finds in their travels in Part II and decides to take as his own?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Brown.
(d) A mix of brown and black.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the inn keeper tell Eli that hurt his feelings?

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

3. Why did Eli object to climbing through the shack's window with Charlie?

4. What did Eli buy at the clothing store where Eli got an entire new outfit?

5. What kind of animal was in Eli's dream about the peculiar girl?

(see the answer key)

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