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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 Charlie Sisters's horse?

2. What kind of illness overcame Eli right after he recovered from the venomous bite?

3. Who caught up with the Sisters brothers at the stream right after Charlie tried Eli's toothbrush?

4. What was the name of the lawyer in the duel that Charlie and Eli watched?

5. Where did the Sisters brothers leave the gold they had stolen from Mayfield?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Eli eventually have to cross the threshold of the old cabin even though he was afraid of the old woman's curse?

3. What was the trouble with the horses Eli references in the first chapter?

4. Why did Charlie pull a gun on Doctor Watts, the dentist who lanced Eli's face?

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

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

7. What did Charlie's treatment of the boy who as with the three wagons reveal about his character?

8. Why did Eli ask the waiter in the restaurant in Jacksonville to cut down his meal portion and bring him more vegetables?

9. How did Eli know that Charlie was about to break some bad news to him after they left the Commodore's mansion and went to the Pig-King to drink?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay exploring why Eli seems to act so rashly in firing his gun in the room the pale bookkeeper takes him to in order to protect him from the trappers at Mayfield's hotel (132). Use specific references from the text to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How does Eli's first sight of the harbor and all the abandoned ships in San Francisco affect him? What does the sight and the vivid imagery deWitt employs in this scene reveal about the atmosphere surrounding the California Gold Rush?

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