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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III (pages 171 - 216).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Warm perform a demonstration of his invention for Morris?
(a) He put gold in Morris's hotel washbasin and shined a light on it.
(b) He took Morris to a river and demonstrated his formula there.
(c) He poured gold dust in a box of dirt and water and illuminated it with his special formula in Morris's hotel room.
(d) He took Morris to a swimming pool and illuminated some gold dust in it there.

2. What did the owner at The Black Skull tell the Sisters brothers about Warm?
(a) He told them Warm was his brother.
(b) He told them Warm had stolen from him.
(c) He told them Warm had asked him to be his business partner but had left town without him.
(d) He told them Warm had killed his wife.

3. How did the hotel manager respond to Charlie's request to see what Morris had left behind?
(a) She refused.
(b) She said she would let them see it for a fee.
(c) She said someone had stolen it.
(d) She said she had given it away.

4. What was the name of the ranch hand in the duel that Charlie and Eli watched?
(a) Robinson.
(b) Stamm.
(c) Smith.
(d) Williams.

5. Why did Charlie say he told Eli the bad news about the inn keeper?
(a) Charlie wanted to hurt Eli's feelings.
(b) Charlie hated Eli.
(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 did Eli buy at the clothing store where Eli got an entire new outfit?

2. What did the Sisters brothers do for a living?

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

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

5. What did Eli do with the money he got from Mayfield for the pelt?

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