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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (pages 217 - 276).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Eli and Charlie have to leave Tub behind as they approached Warm's claim?
(a) Tub broke his leg.
(b) Tub got attacked by a raccoon.
(c) Tub was too ill to continue.
(d) Tub drowned in the river.

2. What did the inn keeper tell Eli that hurt his feelings?
(a) That she was already attached.
(b) That she thought he was ugly.
(c) That she hated his line of work.
(d) That she preferred men who were slimmer than he was.

3. What did Warm tell Eli his father had done for a living?
(a) He was a military man.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a chef.
(d) He was an inventor.

4. What did Charlie tell Eli would happen if they killed the Commodore?
(a) The Commodore would have men in place to avenge his death.
(b) They would have to flee the country.
(c) They would take over the Commodore's business.
(d) They would become rich.

5. How did Eli feel when they left the boy at the stream in Part II?
(a) Eli saw himself in the boy and felt guilty about leaving him.
(b) Eli thought the boy was doomed and felt he would remember the grim image of him standing there alone, forlorn.
(c) Eli felt angry at the boy.
(d) Eli cried because they had to leave the boy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What city was the Commodore's mansion in?

2. What did the boy with the wagons ask Charlie and Eli for?

3. What was the name of the ferry Charlie and Eli boarded after leaving San Francisco?

4. What color was the woman's dress and scrap of fabric she passed between her hands at The Black Skull?

5. What did Eli suggest doing for the boy with the wagons after he regained consciousness?

(see the answer key)

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