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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Tao find out that Joaquin has been killed?
(a) He receives a letter from Jacob.
(b) He reads it in the newspaper.
(c) He overhears a crowd talking about it.
(d) Eliza tells him.

2. When Eliza is asking about Joaquin, she tells people he is her what?
(a) Employee.
(b) Husband.
(c) Brother.
(d) Uncle.

3. Why are Rose and John unable to track Mama Fresia?
(a) She leaves them a fake note.
(b) They don't know her last name.
(c) She changes her name.
(d) They think she is dead.

4. What does James do for a living?
(a) Locksmith.
(b) Blacksmith.
(c) Preacher.
(d) Cobbler.

5. How long is Eliza on the boat?
(a) Six months.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Four months.

6. Why is no effort made to revive Tao Chi'en's dead baby?
(a) Tao Chi'en doesn't want the baby.
(b) The baby is a girl.
(c) The baby is a boy.
(d) The baby is deformed.

7. Who says: "I thought there weren't any slaves in California"?
(a) Eliza.
(b) Tao Chi'en.
(c) A Chilean vendor.
(d) A prostitute.

8. What is the name of the prostitute that finds love with James?
(a) Esther.
(b) Hattie.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Stella.

9. Who sends word back to Rose that Eliza may still be alive?
(a) John.
(b) Tao Chi'en.
(c) Jacob.
(d) Joaquin.

10. How does Tao Chi'en make money?
(a) Offering Eliza as a prostitute.
(b) Working as a miner.
(c) Preparing and selling medicines.
(d) Removing bullets and stitching knife wounds.

11. How do the people in the brothel survive the winter?
(a) They get another wagon.
(b) They rent a barn to live in.
(c) They merge with another brothel.
(d) Eliza heals their illnesses.

12. Why must Eliza admit to Tao Chi'en that she is pregnant?
(a) She feels bad for lying.
(b) She goes into labor.
(c) She is bleeding.
(d) He notices how much bigger she looks.

13. What does Tao Chi'en hope to do in California?
(a) Work at a restaurant.
(b) Get a permit to practice medicine.
(c) Find a new Chinese wife.
(d) Find gold.

14. What is the name of Joaquin's gang member?
(a) One-armed Frank.
(b) Four-toe Mark.
(c) Balding Bart.
(d) Three-finger Jack.

15. What is Jacob's profession?
(a) Goldminer.
(b) Cartographer.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Eliza's plan if she doesn't find Joaquin?

2. What illness is sweeping the town where the brothel resides for the winter?

3. When Tao Chi'en and Eliza arrive in California, what does he suggest she look for?

4. How does Eliza respond when Tao Chi'en asks her if the dead Joaquin is her Joaquin?

5. What is the name of the doctor that Tao Chi'en befriends?

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