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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 Charlie tell Eli would happen if they killed the Commodore?

2. What did Morris tell Warm he had to do to the Sisters brothers?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Immediately following the episode at Mayfield's, Charlie reminisces with Eli about the day Charlie killed their father when they were children. What does this episode tell the reader about the brothers' history together? What does it explain about how they came to be assassins? Write an essay explaining your answer, using examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

What surprises Eli about the Commodore in his last moments before Eli kills him? What Eli say he had wanted to happen when he killed the Commodore, and why do you think it was important to him?

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