2. What is pocket mining?
(a) Looking for small pockets of gold on the terrain's surface.
(b) Looking for small pockets of gold under water.
(c) Looking for small pockets of gold in abandoned mines.
(d) Looking for small pockets of gold just below the terrain's surface.

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

4. What is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?
(a) The Yearly Occidental.
(b) The Monthly Occidental.
(c) The Weekly Occidental.
(d) The Daily Occidental.

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

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

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

8. 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) One abandoned mine on each island.
(d) Two abandoned mines on each island.

9. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?
(a) The damages of an earthquake.
(b) The working conditions of miners.
(c) The amount of silver in the mine.
(d) The amount of gold in the mine.

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

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

12. What two places does the narrator visit while in Honolulu?
(a) Sand Island and the King Coconut Grove.
(b) Sand Island and the King Pineapple Grove.
(c) Diamond Head and the King Coconut Grove.
(d) Diamond Head and the King Pineapple Grove.

13. How does the narrator describe his trip back to San Francisco?
(a) Like an extended Wednesday.
(b) Like an extended Sunday.
(c) Like an extended Saturday.
(d) Like an extended Monday.

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

15. How far away from Honolulu is the big island of Hawaii?
(a) Three hundred miles.
(b) Two hundred miles.
(c) One hundred and fifty miles.
(d) Two hundred and fifty miles.