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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 did Eli shout at Charlie about as they mounted their horses and left San Francisco for Sacramento?

2. What did Warm tell Morris about how the Commodore had treated Warm?

3. What was the name of the restaurant where Warm took Morris to tell him about his plan?

4. What was the name of the ferry Charlie and Eli boarded after leaving San Francisco?

5. How did Warm get away from the Commodore at their last meeting?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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. What did the Sisters brothers learn from reading Morris's journal?

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

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

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

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

10. What state did the Sisters brothers find Henry Morris's hotel room in in San Francisco?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Charlie's decision to dump the third barrel of the formula into the river against the protestations of the other men reveal about his character? What consequence does he suffer from his decision?

Essay Topic 2

How is Eli's reaction to his horse Tub's loss of an eye and his brother Charlie's loss of a hand similar? What do his reactions to both of these tragedies reveal about Eli's attitudes and character traits?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay exploring what the she-bear Charlie kills and Eli skins to take to Mayfield for prize money symbolizes. Make sure to cite specific examples from the text to support your answer.

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