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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the prospector say was willing to pay for special pelt of a specific animal?
(a) General Smith.
(b) The Mayor of Jacksonville.
(c) Mayfield.
(d) The Commodore.

2. What did Charlie think the first time Eli persuaded him to try his toothbrush?
(a) Charlie was indifferent to how it felt to brush his teeth.
(b) Charlie thought it was painful to brush his teeth.
(c) Charlie was saddened by brushing his teeth.
(d) Charlie was impressed by how good it felt to brush his teeth.

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

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

5. What color is the horse Eli finds in their travels in Part II and decides to take as his own?
(a) A mix of brown and black.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) White.

6. What did the boy with the wagons ask Charlie and Eli for?
(a) To be allowed to travel with them to the California border.
(b) To borrow a blanket.
(c) To borrow money.
(d) To have more of their food.

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

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

9. What did Charlie do the boy the brothers found with the abandoned wagons?
(a) He maimed him.
(b) He killed him.
(c) He hit him on the head with the stock of his rifle.
(d) He sent him off in the woods to die.

10. Who threatened the Sisters brothers at Mayfield's hotel, and framed them for stealing the pelt?
(a) A group of barmen.
(b) A group of stable boys.
(c) A group of trappers.
(d) A group of jewel thieves.

11. What did Charlie do to the prospector who would not stop jabbing Eli in the leg with his rifle?
(a) He killed him by shooting him in the head.
(b) He drowned him.
(c) He beat him badly.
(d) He tied him up and tortured him.

12. Who was the boy with the grouping of wagons waiting for?
(a) His mother.
(b) His friends.
(c) His father.
(d) His brother.

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

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

15. Why did Charlie say he told Eli the bad news about the inn keeper?
(a) Charlie hated Eli.
(b) Charlie wanted to hurt Eli's feelings.
(c) Charlie did not want Eli to starve himself in vain.
(d) Charlie did not want Eli to give money to unworthy people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened when the boy began to ride with the Sisters brothers in Part II?

2. What did Charlie say would likely become of Tub when Eli sold him?

3. What was the name of the bar Charlie and Eli frequented in their home city?

4. How much money did the Sisters brothers steal from Mayfield in gold?

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

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