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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. How did Charlie propose killing the Commodore?

2. How did Warm say his father had died?

3. What did the prospector near Warm's claim tell Eli and Charlie that Warm and Morris had been carrying?

4. What did the stable hand use to perform the surgery Tub needed?

5. Why did Eli and Charlie have to leave Tub behind as they approached Warm's claim?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. What kind of game was the man with the patch engaging in when Eli and Charlie found him in his restaurant?

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

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

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

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

9. What did Charlie and Eli give to Tub before splashing the alcohol in his eye socket?

10. How did Eli feel after discovering that Tub had died?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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