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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. In his writings, how did Morris describe the way Warm had approached him for the first time?

2. What did Eli tell Charlie just before they left San Francisco for Sacramento to find Warm and Morris?

3. What color was the woman's dress and scrap of fabric she passed between her hands at The Black Skull?

4. What did Charlie suggest giving to Tub before Eli washed his wound out with alcohol?

5. What did the owner of the restaurant Warm took Morris to look like?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. How did Eli and Charlie escape from Warm even though he had his gun pointed at them?

6. 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?

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

8. After reading Morris's journal, why do both Charlie and Eli have misgivings about going through with killing Warm for the Commodore?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do the dead beavers in the River of Light symbolize? Why does Eli go to the trouble of moving them?

Essay Topic 2

At the very beginning of their journey, Eli and Charlie come across a character known only as "the weeping man" (13). Though he makes brief conversation with the brothers and Eli tries to show him kindness, the reader never knows the source of his anguish. Write an essay exploring what the weeping man symbolizes at this point in the story.

Essay Topic 3

What does Eli hear his brother Charlie saying about him as he talks to himself in the bathtub and what effect does it have on Eli (57 - 8)? Write an essay exploring the difference between the relationship Eli would like to have with his brother and the one he actually has with his brother Charlie.

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