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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 Eli realize about Charlie as they left the shack with the string of beads?
(a) Charlie did not care about Eli's horse Tub.
(b) Charlie felt badly about leaving Eli there alone.
(c) Charlie wanted Eli to be the lead man.
(d) Charlie was not willing to cross the threshold to see if his brother was alright.

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

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

4. What did Eli do with the money he got from Mayfield for the pelt?
(a) Secretly gave it to the pale bookkeeper.
(b) Spent it on brandy.
(c) Donated it to a charity.
(d) Gambled it away.

5. What was the matter with the boy's horse in Part II?
(a) The horse was small and sickly looking and had no saddle.
(b) The horse only had one ear.
(c) The horse was missing shoes.
(d) The horse was missing an eye.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Sisters brothers find with the prospector's belongings?

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

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

4. How much money did the Sisters brothers let Mayfield keep out of Mayfield's own fortune?

5. Where did the Sisters brothers leave the gold they had stolen from Mayfield?

(see the answer key)

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