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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the doctor from the encampment give Eli that Eli was very impressed with throughout the book?
(a) A dental mirror.
(b) A syringe.
(c) An ointment for wounds.
(d) A toothbrush and toothbrush powder.

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

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

4. 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 behind immediately.
(c) He fell off his horse.
(d) His horse died.

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

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

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

8. What did the Sisters brothers find with the prospector's belongings?
(a) Valuable medicines.
(b) A letter to the prospector's mother.
(c) Many guns and ammunition.
(d) A stash of rare gems.

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

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

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

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

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

14. What did the inn keeper tell Eli that hurt his feelings?
(a) That she hated his line of work.
(b) That she was already attached.
(c) That she thought he was ugly.
(d) That she preferred men who were slimmer than he was.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Charlie and Eli think the Indian in Part II had died?

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

4. What was the name of the boy's horse in Part II?

5. Who did the prospector say was willing to pay for special pelt of a specific animal?

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