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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. How did Warm catch Eli and Charlie off-guard as they approached Warm and Morris's camp at Warm's claim?
2. What did Eli tell Charlie he thought about the prospectors whose camp they passed on the way to Warm's claim?
3. What is the name of the very expensive restaurant where Eli and Charlie ate in San Francisco?
4. What did Warm tell Morris about how the Commodore had treated Warm?
5. Why did Warm tell Morris he wanted Morris to go into business with him?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Charlie and Eli say to Warm while he was pointing his gun at them?
2. What did Eli do that drew the stares of strangers as he and Charlie left San Francisco to find Warm's claim?
3. What did Eli tell Charlie about their work together at their fancy dinner at The Golden Pearl in San Francisco?
4. Charlie and Eli met a prospector right before reaching Warm's claim. What is wrong with the prospector's coffee?
5. When Eli and Charlie were discussing how they would carry out the job on Warm, what did Eli say that surprised Charlie?
6. Why were there so many abandoned boats in the harbor at San Francisco?
7. What did Eli see as the brothers were leaving San Francisco, and how did he feel about the city as they left?
8. Why was the man with the eye patch who ran the restaurant Warm used to frequent so upset that Warm had left him out of his plans?
9. What state did the Sisters brothers find Henry Morris's hotel room in in San Francisco?
10. What did Charlie and Eli give to Tub before splashing the alcohol in his eye socket?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is Eli's reaction to his horse Tub's loss of an eye and his brother Charlie's loss of a hand similar? What do his reactions to both of these tragedies reveal about Eli's attitudes and character traits?
Essay Topic 2
What does Charlie's decision to dump the third barrel of the formula into the river against the protestations of the other men reveal about his character? What consequence does he suffer from his decision?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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