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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (pages 277 - 325).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Eli and the inn keeper do together when he went into her room?
(a) Had sex.
(b) Exchanged addresses.
(c) Brushed their teeth.
(d) Kissed.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Eli cross the threshold of the house with the string of beads?

2. What did the Sisters brothers see when they approached Warm and Morris's camp the second time?

3. What did the brothers pass on the way out of San Francisco?

4. What did Charlie steal from the doctor who patched up Eli?

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

(see the answer key)

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