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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eli see at the duel that upset him?
(a) A snake.
(b) Too many women.
(c) A father bringing his small son to watch the violence.
(d) A larger crowd of people than he expected.

2. What happened when the boy began to ride with the Sisters brothers in Part II?
(a) He got shot at by prospectors.
(b) He fell off his horse.
(c) He fell behind immediately.
(d) His horse died.

3. Where did the Sisters brothers leave the gold they had stolen from Mayfield?
(a) In a safe deposit box at the local bank.
(b) Underneath a potbellied stove in the corner of the Mayfield hotel.
(c) In Mayfield's safe.
(d) In the pale bookkeeper's bedroom.

4. What did Eli buy at the clothing store where Eli got an entire new outfit?
(a) A vest.
(b) Boots.
(c) A hat.
(d) Long underwear.

5. What was the name of Charlie Sisters's horse?
(a) Tub.
(b) Harry.
(c) Nimble.
(d) Flash.

6. What kind of animal was in Eli's dream about the peculiar girl?
(a) A dog missing a leg.
(b) A moose.
(c) A bear.
(d) A horse.

7. What was the name of the boy's horse in Part II?
(a) Dirty Harry.
(b) Lucky Paul.
(c) Flash.
(d) Fast Eddie.

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

9. 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 ugly.
(c) That she had spoken ill of Eli to Charlie.
(d) That she was really a man.

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

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

12. What did Eli hear Charlie saying in the bathtub that upset him?
(a) Charlie said he would have separated from Eli long ago if Eli was not his brother.
(b) Charlie said he hated Eli.
(c) Charlie said Eli was stupid.
(d) Charlie said Eli was fat.

13. What was the name of the bar Charlie and Eli frequented in their home city?
(a) The King Pin.
(b) The Bleeding Horse.
(c) The Horse and Saw.
(d) The Pig-King.

14. What position was Charlie to take on the Hermann Kermit Warm job?
(a) Second Soldier.
(b) Second Man.
(c) Lead Man.
(d) First Soldier.

15. Why did Eli object to climbing through the shack's window with Charlie?
(a) Eli did not believe in curses.
(b) Eli was heavier than Charlie and was afraid he would not fit through the window.
(c) Eli was afraid of heights.
(d) Eli had a broken arm and could not get up to the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the old woman at the shack leave behind when she disappeared during the night?

2. How much did Mayfield pay the Sisters brothers for the pelt?

3. What was the name of the ranch hand in the duel that Charlie and Eli watched?

4. What did Charlie tell the boy with the wagons they had done to his father?

5. What did the pale bookkeeper give Eli to remember her by?

(see the answer keys)

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