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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the inn keeper tell Eli that hurt his feelings?

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

4. Who did Mayfield bring in to dance for the Sisters brothers?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused the injury to Eli's foot that he suffered early in the brothers' journey to California?

2. How did Eli come upon a horse that was free for the taking?

3. Who did Eli meet at Mayfield's hotel who helped him and warned him of the danger about to befall he and Charlie?

4. What happened between Eli and the female innkeeper where he and Charlie stopped for the night early in the journey?

5. Why did Charlie ask Eli to have a chat with the boy before they set off on their journey again?

6. What did the boy with the wagons tell the Sisters Brothers about how he came to be alone?

7. How did Eli feel looking at the dead prospector who had been poking him in his injured leg?

8. Why did Eli tell Charlie he had dreams about becoming a shop keeper someday?

9. Why were the Sisters brothers unsettled by the old woman in the cabin early on in their journey?

10. Why did Eli and Charlie kill the reddish-colored she-bear as they continued on their journey?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does the Sisters Brothers' episode at Mayfield's - killing the trappers and stealing Mayfield's fortune after being falsely accused of stealing - highlight the strength of their bond despite all their differences?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay exploring what the she-bear Charlie kills and Eli skins to take to Mayfield for prize money symbolizes. Make sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Immediately following the episode at Mayfield's, Charlie reminisces with Eli about the day Charlie killed their father when they were children. What does this episode tell the reader about the brothers' history together? What does it explain about how they came to be assassins? Write an essay explaining your answer, using examples from the text.

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