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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Eli change his mind and decide to keep Tub in Part II?
(a) He thought Tub would get faster.
(b) He felt guilty taking a dead man's horse.
(c) He did not like the black horse after all.
(d) He felt Tub had been a faithful horse.

2. What was the name of Eli Sisters's horse?
(a) Jake.
(b) Tub.
(c) Nimble.
(d) Charlie.

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

4. 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 sick with the flu.
(c) He was hung over from alcohol.
(d) His foot swelled from an old injury.

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

6. How did the inn keeper react when Eli told her who he and Charlie were?
(a) She rapidly left the room.
(b) She was angry.
(c) She began crying.
(d) She was impressed.

7. 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.

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

9. 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.

10. What did Eli leave for the inn keeper that Charlie objected to?
(a) One hundred dollars.
(b) A five dollar piece.
(c) A pearl necklace.
(d) A gold watch.

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

12. What did Williams do in the duel that was shameful?
(a) He cried.
(b) He ran away.
(c) He hid behind his second.
(d) He shot into the crowd, wounding a woman.

13. How did Charlie and Eli think the Indian in Part II had died?
(a) Drowning.
(b) Organ failure.
(c) Gunshot wound.
(d) Beating.

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

15. What kind of illness overcame Eli right after he recovered from the venomous bite?
(a) A heart attack.
(b) A lung infection.
(c) A tooth infection that lead to his face swelling dramatically.
(d) A partial leg paralysis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who caught up with the Sisters brothers at the stream right after Charlie tried Eli's toothbrush?

2. Who was the boy with the grouping of wagons waiting for?

3. Who was the Commodore's scout who has gone ahead of Charlie and Eli to San Francisco on the Hermann Warm job?

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

5. What flavor of pie was Eli's favorite?

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