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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Eli alter his dinner order in the restaurant in Jacksonville?
(a) He asked for something higher in fat.
(b) He asked for more eggs.
(c) He asked for a smaller portion with more vegetables.
(d) He asked for more meat.

2. What was the name of the lawyer in the duel that Charlie and Eli watched?
(a) Stamm.
(b) Robinson.
(c) Smith.
(d) Williams.

3. Who did Mayfield bring in to dance for the Sisters brothers?
(a) A young Chinese boy.
(b) A naked woman.
(c) A bearded lady.
(d) A young Indian girl.

4. How much money did the Sisters brothers let Mayfield keep out of Mayfield's own fortune?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $100.

5. 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.

6. How did Eli react to the bad news Charlie told him about the inn keeper?
(a) Eli cried.
(b) Eli killed Charlie's horse.
(c) Eli flew into a rage.
(d) Eli asked Charlie to make more food.

7. Who did the Sisters brothers think the old woman at the shack was?
(a) Their mother.
(b) A witch or a gypsy.
(c) A thief.
(d) A landowner.

8. Who did the brothers discovered owned the horse they found in Part II?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A young boy.
(c) An Indian they found dead on the path.
(d) A prospector.

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

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

11. How did Charlie get the tools he needed to cut a wider opening in the window of the shack?
(a) Charlie bartered for the tools with prospectors.
(b) Charlie killed five prospectors for their tools.
(c) Charlie bought the tools at a trading post.
(d) Charlie took the tools from sleeping Indians.

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

13. What kind of liquor did both Charlie and Eli drink most often?
(a) Amaretto.
(b) Gin.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Brandy.

14. What is the most frequent reason Charlie could not travel during the brothers' journey to San Francisco?
(a) He was sick with the flu.
(b) His horse was too old.
(c) His foot swelled from an old injury.
(d) He was hung over from alcohol.

15. What flavor of pie was Eli's favorite?
(a) Blueberry.
(b) Apple.
(c) Cherry.
(d) Rhubarb.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who threatened the Sisters brothers at Mayfield's hotel, and framed them for stealing the pelt?

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

3. What did Charlie do the boy the brothers found with the abandoned wagons?

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

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

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