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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) Two pine trees on each island.
(b) One pine tree on each island.
(c) Two abandoned mines on each island.
(d) One abandoned mine on each island.

3. How much money does the narrator borrow from the bank in Chapter LV?
(a) Seventy-six dollars.
(b) Forty-six dollars.
(c) Sixty-four dollars.
(d) Sixty-seven dollars.

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

5. What bites the narrator during his stay in Honolulu?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A snake.
(c) An alligator.
(d) A spider.

6. What state does a friend suggest the narrator travel to and sell Nevada mining property?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New York.

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

8. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?
(a) Nevada becomes another state of the Union.
(b) Nevada gets a new Governor.
(c) Nevada gets a new Secretary of State.
(d) Nevada attempts to secede from the Union.

9. What is a nabob?
(a) People who go from being poor to rich quickly.
(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 have too much money to spend and try to become poor.

10. How does the narrator feel before giving the first lectures?
(a) He is confused.
(b) He is afraid.
(c) He has doubts.
(d) He is very confident.

11. What species feed around Mono Lake?
(a) Birds.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Reptiles.

12. How long is the narrator the chief editor of the newspaper before resigning?
(a) One week.
(b) Two weeks.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

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

14. How does Nookes die?
(a) He is burned.
(b) He is hung.
(c) He dies in jail.
(d) He dies from an illness.

15. How is Nookes thrown overboard from Blakely's boat?
(a) With his arm broken.
(b) With his hands tied.
(c) With his face beaten.
(d) With his ankles tied.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What title does Jack Williams hold at one time?

3. What is pocket mining?

4. What two places does the narrator visit while in Honolulu?

5. Where is the monument for Captain Cook located?

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