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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Charlie surprised that Eli knew about how Charlie felt about the Commodore?
(a) Charlie was surprised Eli knew Charlie wanted to become a business partner with the Commodore.
(b) Charlie was surprised Eli knew Charlie thought of the Commodore as a father.
(c) Charlie was surprised Eli knew Charlie wanted to kill the Commodore.
(d) Charlie was surprised that Eli knew he was hoping to one day usurp or take the Commodore's place.

3. What was Charlie's habit prior to the completion of an assignment from the Commodore?
(a) Brushing his horse.
(b) Wearing a tie.
(c) Picking a fight with Eli.
(d) Polishing his pistol handles.

4. What was the first prospector the brothers met in San Francisco carrying under his arm?
(a) A bridle.
(b) A briefcase.
(c) A chicken.
(d) An umbrella.

5. Where did Warm learn about chemistry?
(a) In school.
(b) From a lieutenant colonel named Briggs.
(c) From his mother.
(d) From his father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Charlie tell Eli about riding Tub after Tub's surgery?

3. What did the Sisters brothers tell Warm about how they learned about his formula?

4. What did the Sisters brothers see when they approached Warm and Morris's camp the second time?

5. What did Charlie and Eli discuss openly for the first time together on the way to Sacramento?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the hotel manager tell the Sisters brothers Henry Morris had left behind, and why were they so desperate to get their hands on it?

2. What possible option did Charlie and Eli discuss that did not involve killing Warm and Morris?

3. What happened when Charlie and Eli were staking out Warm and Morris's camp at Warm's claim?

4. Charlie and Eli met a prospector right before reaching Warm's claim. What is wrong with the prospector's coffee?

5. What did Charlie and Eli say to Warm while he was pointing his gun at them?

6. What did the prospector tell Eli and Charlie about the camp of men they would pass on the way to Warm's claim?

7. Why were there so many abandoned boats in the harbor at San Francisco?

8. What did Eli do that drew the stares of strangers as he and Charlie left San Francisco to find Warm's claim?

9. What gave away Morris and Warm's position when Eli and Charlie went back to their camp?

10. 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?

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