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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Eli leave with the prostitute to give to the pale bookkeeper for him?
(a) The blue silk scarf.
(b) Precious gems.
(c) A secret code.
(d) $100.

2. 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 took the tools from sleeping Indians.
(d) Charlie bought the tools at a trading post.

3. 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 was not willing to cross the threshold to see if his brother was alright.
(d) Charlie wanted Eli to be the lead man.

4. Who caught up with the Sisters brothers at the stream right after Charlie tried Eli's toothbrush?
(a) The weeping man.
(b) Hermann Kermit Warm.
(c) The Commodore.
(d) The boy with the wagons.

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

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

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

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

9. What position was Charlie to take on the Hermann Kermit Warm job?
(a) Second Man.
(b) Second Soldier.
(c) First Soldier.
(d) Lead 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) He was hung over from alcohol.
(c) He was sick with the flu.
(d) His foot swelled from an old injury.

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

12. How much money did the Sisters brothers steal from Mayfield in gold?
(a) About $30,000.
(b) About $3,000.
(c) About $50,000.
(d) About $1,500.

13. What city was the Commodore's mansion in?
(a) Oregon City.
(b) New York City.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Francisco.

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

15. Who won the duel?
(a) Williams.
(b) Reynolds.
(c) Stamm.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Charlie do to the prospector who would not stop jabbing Eli in the leg with his rifle?

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

3. Who did the brothers discovered owned the horse they found in Part II?

4. What did Eli give to the boy with the wagons as the Sisters brothers left the stream?

5. What was the name of Eli Sisters's horse?

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