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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 type of animal became seasick on the ferry voyage?
(a) The horses.
(b) The chickens.
(c) The pigs.
(d) The cows.

2. How did reading Morris's writings change Charlie's and Eli's feelings about killing Warm?
(a) Charlie said he thought Warm deserved to die even more after reading Morris's writings.
(b) Charlie said he did not like the idea of killing a man because of his own ingenuity, and Eli agreed.
(c) Eli said he thought Warm and Morris should both be killed as soon as possible.
(d) Eli wanted to kill Morris, but not Warm, and Charlie agreed.

3. How did Charlie propose killing the Commodore?
(a) With a pillow over his face while he slept.
(b) Stabbing.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Poison.

4. What did Warm tell Morris about how the Commodore had treated Warm?
(a) Warm told Morris the Commodore had tried to kill him when he would not give the Commodore the recipe for the formula.
(b) Warm told Morris the Commodore was happy to fund his project and they were good business partners.
(c) Warm told Morris the Commodore had been angry with Warm at first but now he was willing to see if Warm's formula would really work.
(d) Warm told Morris he had indeed stolen from the Commodore and that the Commodore had forgiven Warm.

5. How did the Sisters brothers decide to split the profits of the gold hunting with Warm and Morris?
(a) They agreed the Sisters brothers would keep 75% of what they pulled from the river, and the rest would to go Warm and Morris
(b) They agreed that the Sisters brothers would keep 90% of what they pulled from the river, and the rest would go to Warm and Morris.
(c) They agreed the Sisters brothers would keep 25% of what they pulled from the river, and the rest would go to Warm and Morris.
(d) They agreed the Sisters brothers would keep half of whatever they pulled from the river, and the rest would go to Warm and Morris.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the hotel manager say Morris had left behind that she now had in her possession?

3. How did Warm say his father had died?

4. How did Warm perform a demonstration of his invention for Morris?

5. What is the name of the very expensive restaurant where Eli and Charlie ate in San Francisco?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Eli tell Charlie about their work together at their fancy dinner at The Golden Pearl in San Francisco?

2. When Eli and Charlie were discussing how they would carry out the job on Warm, what did Eli say that surprised Charlie?

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

4. 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?

5. What did the stable hand in San Francisco tell Eli had to be done to Tub?

6. What did the formula do to Morris and Warm the first time they had used it?

7. Why did Eli once again approach Warm and ask if he and Charlie could work with Warm and Morris?

8. What did Eli see as the brothers were leaving San Francisco, and how did he feel about the city as they left?

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

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

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