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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Warm do as he and the Sisters brothers moved closer to each other after Eli had once again proposed working together?
(a) Warm whispered.
(b) Warm yelled loudly.
(c) Warm whistled.
(d) Warm drew both his pistols.

2. What did the prospector near Warm's claim tell Eli and Charlie that Warm and Morris had been carrying?
(a) Many barrels of wine.
(b) Many pounds of food.
(c) Extra saddles.
(d) A huge amount of gold.

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

4. What was wrong with the coffee the prospector near Warm's claim made for Eli and Charlie?
(a) It was burned.
(b) It was actually dirt.
(c) It was actually tea.
(d) It was poisoned.

5. What did the brothers pass on the way out of San Francisco?
(a) A group of dead bears.
(b) A group of dead prospectors.
(c) A dead, skinned and partially mutilated horse that had died the previous day.
(d) A group of prostitutes.

6. How did the Sisters brothers manage to escape from Warm upon their first meeting?
(a) Morris knocked Warm out from behind.
(b) A group of Indians intervened.
(c) Warm lost his grip on his gun and the Sisters brothers fled.
(d) Warm lost his balance from his branch and the Sisters brothers fled.

7. What did Eli compare killing Warm and Morris to?
(a) Killing their own brothers.
(b) Killing women and children.
(c) Killing animals.
(d) Killing criminals.

8. What did the prospector who approached Eli and Charlie near Warm's claim ask of the brothers?
(a) To borrow a horse.
(b) To borrow some money.
(c) To borrow their fire to make some coffee.
(d) To borrow a gun.

9. What was the name of the ferry Charlie and Eli boarded after leaving San Francisco?
(a) Old Ulysses.
(b) The Eagle Eye.
(c) The Mermaid.
(d) The James Joyce.

10. How did Warm catch Eli and Charlie off-guard as they approached Warm and Morris's camp at Warm's claim?
(a) Warm had positioned himself on a tree branch and pointed his gun at the brothers.
(b) Warm had rigged up a trap to trip Eli and Charlie.
(c) Warm had shot one of the brothers as soon as he saw him.
(d) Warm had friends who surrounded Eli and Charlie.

11. In his writings, how did Morris describe the way Warm had approached him for the first time?
(a) Morris said Warm had been sad.
(b) Morris said Warm had been drunk and had smelled terrible.
(c) Morris said warm had been angry and abusive.
(d) Morris said Warm had been smooth and charming.

12. What was Charlie's reaction to reading Morris's writings about Warm?
(a) Charlie said Morris had always been fanciful and that the writings sounded like lies.
(b) Charlie said he thought Morris was insane.
(c) Charlie said he believed what Morris had written.
(d) Charlie said he wanted to check Morris's claims with the Commodore before doing anything else.

13. What color was the woman's dress and scrap of fabric she passed between her hands at The Black Skull?
(a) Green.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Blue.

14. How long did the hotel manager say Morris had been gone?
(a) Four weeks.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) Ten days.

15. Why did Warm tell Morris he wanted Morris to go into business with him?
(a) Morris could reason with the Sisters brothers and stop them from killing Warm.
(b) Morris could get the Commodore to reconsider and fund Warm's expedition.
(c) Morris could help Warm refine the formula.
(d) Morris had a gift for the public-facing side of his business that Warm himself lacked.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the stable hand tell Eli and Charlie would be best for Tub after the surgery?

2. What did Morris tell Warm he had to do to the Sisters brothers?

3. What was the phrase that Morris used to describe the effects of Warm's formula?

4. Where did Warm learn about chemistry?

5. What did Eli and Charlie realize about Warm and Morris as they talked to the prospectors in Part IV?

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