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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is a Kanaka?
(a) A native game.
(b) A native fruit.
(c) A native canoe.
(d) A native hut.

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

4. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Four thousand.
(c) Three thousand.
(d) Two thousand.

5. What does the narrator rent to give his first public lectures?
(a) An opera house.
(b) The town square.
(c) The city building.
(d) A saloon.

6. Why did one of the Germans give their map to Mr. Whiteman?
(a) He had heard of Mr. Whiteman's reputation.
(b) He owed Mr. Whiteman money.
(c) He was losing his mind.
(d) He trusted Mr. Whiteman.

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

8. What title does Jack Williams hold at one time?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Deputy Marshal.
(c) Governor.
(d) Town Sheriff.

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

10. 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.

11. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?
(a) Five days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Fourteen days.
(d) Eleven days.

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

13. What is the Boomerang?
(a) A small and dirty schooner.
(b) A large and clean schooner.
(c) A small and clean schooner.
(d) A large and dirty schooner.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?

3. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?

4. What is pocket mining?

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

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