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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is the preacher, Erickson, originally from?
(a) Wyoming.
(b) Montana.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Wisconsin.

4. What newspaper does the narrator become the editor for after his mining career does not pan out?
(a) The Standard.
(b) The Review.
(c) The Times.
(d) The Enterprise.

5. 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 a stage station.
(d) In an abandoned warehouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?

2. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?

3. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?

4. Why does Mr. Higbie join the narrator's party?

5. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe Mono Lake?

2. What is the new career choice the narrator makes towards the end of the book, and how does it begin?

3. How does Nevada change during the flush times, and what are nabobs?

4. What causes the narrator to travel to San Francisco?

5. Who is Jack Williams and what does his story depict about Nevada in the late 1800s?

6. How does the narrator describe Hawaii and what initial setback does he encounter there?

7. What lifestyle does the narrator have in the first few months of his stay in San Francisco, and how does it change dramatically?

8. Who is Higbie, and why is he valuable for the narrator's search of Mr. Whiteman?

9. What is the City of Refuge?

10. How does the narrator describe the trip from Hawaii to San Francisco and what is his situation once he arrives there?

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