2. Why is it difficult to find a good horse in Honolulu?
(a) The horses are treated badly by the natives.
(b) There are hardly any horses on the island.
(c) The horses are too expensive to purchase from the natives.
(d) All of the horses are owned.

3. What is a nabob?
(a) People who have too much money to spend and try to become poor.
(b) People who spend their lives trying to become rich, but remain poor.
(c) People who gradually go from being poor to rich.
(d) People who go from being poor to rich quickly.

4. How does the narrator get back to Esmeralda after taking care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) He walks.
(b) He rents a horse.
(c) He rides with a family on their wagon.
(d) He takes a stage coach.

5. Why does Mr. Higbie join the narrator's party?
(a) He is good friends with Mr. Whiteman.
(b) He can recognize Mr. Whiteman on sight.
(c) He has read descriptions of Mr. Whiteman.
(d) He is good friends with the relatives of Mr. Whiteman.

6. As the narrator returns home at the end of the book, how long did his trip last?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Ten years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Seven months.

7. What is the total amount of time that the narrator stays in Hawaii?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Six months.

8. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?
(a) A blind lead.
(b) A blind mine.
(c) A blind spot.
(d) A blind claim.

9. Where does the narrator begin touring for his lectures?
(a) The Southwest.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The West Coast.
(d) The East Coast.

10. How does Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?
(a) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(b) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(c) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(d) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.

11. What city is the narrator in when he waits in line to see a woman while mining?
(a) Cedar City.
(b) Star City.
(c) Bullhead City.
(d) Boulder City.

12. Why does the narrator resign as chief editor of the newspaper so quickly?
(a) The pay is not enough for him to live on.
(b) He cannot produce enough content.
(c) He has an argument with another writer.
(d) He receives a better offer from a different paper.

13. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Coal.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Metal.

14. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In a mine shaft.
(b) In a desert.
(c) In an abandoned warehouse.
(d) In a stage station.

15. How does the narrator find himself when he reaches San Francisco in Chapter LXXVIII?
(a) He has no job, but has some money saved.
(b) He has a job and some money saved.
(c) Jobless and penniless.
(d) Penniless, but he has a job.