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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to the narrator, how much silver has Nevada shipped in 1865?
(a) Over fifty million dollars worth.
(b) Over forty million dollars worth.
(c) Over twenty million dollars worth.
(d) Over thirty million dollars worth.

4. While the narrator is in Virginia, how is a person's reputation determined?
(a) Their money.
(b) Their job.
(c) Their relatives.
(d) Their social position.

5. What does the narrator do after his lectures become a success?
(a) He hires an agent.
(b) He gives an interview to the newspaper.
(c) He hires a co-writer.
(d) He begins writing his lectures out to be published in the newspaper.

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

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

8. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Montana.
(b) Indiana.
(c) California.
(d) Iowa.

9. What salary does the narrator start off with while working at the newspaper?
(a) Fifteen dollars per week.
(b) Forty-five dollars per week.
(c) Thirty-five dollars per week.
(d) Twenty-five dollars per week.

10. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?
(a) Twice.
(b) Five times.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

11. According to the information in Chapter LXIII, how many people live in Honolulu?
(a) Thirty thousand.
(b) Twelve thousand.
(c) Twenty thousand.
(d) Twenty-two thousand.

12. What is the weather like when the narrator encounters the highway bandits after a lecture?
(a) It is mild.
(b) It is cold.
(c) It is hot.
(d) It is raining.

13. How long does San Francisco go without any rainfall?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Eleven months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Five months.

14. What happens to the cities that once flourished during the Gold Rush?
(a) They disappear completely.
(b) Half of them are still there.
(c) Less than half of them are still there.
(d) Most of them are still there.

15. Where is the monument for Captain Cook located?
(a) Mokuakae Bay.
(b) Kealakekua Bay.
(c) Kapilo Bay.
(d) Alika Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. When must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?

2. How does the narrator describe his trip back to San Francisco?

3. How long is the narrator the chief editor of the newspaper before resigning?

4. How is Nookes thrown overboard from Blakely's boat?

5. How does the narrator feel before giving the first lectures?

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