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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. Whose funeral does the narrator witness while visiting Honolulu?
(a) Princess Victoria.
(b) Princess Alexandra.
(c) Princess Augusta.
(d) Princess Margaret.

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

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

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

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

8. How many temples does the narrator see in the City of Refuge?
(a) Four.
(b) Five.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

9. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?
(a) At night.
(b) In the early morning.
(c) In the afternoon.
(d) In the late morning.

10. How long does it take the narrator to travel back to the West Coast from Hawaii?
(a) Several days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) A few days.

11. After the narrator loses his job as a reporter, how long does he avoid everyone he knows?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Three months.

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

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

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What newspaper does the narrator become the editor for after his mining career does not pan out?

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

3. How is Jack Williams killed?

4. What is the total amount of time that the narrator stays in Hawaii?

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

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