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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator do before he leaves to visit Capt. John Nye?
(a) He leaves a note on the door for his brother.
(b) He stops by the doctor's office to get medical supplies.
(c) He leaves a note on the door for Higbie.
(d) He stops by the trading post to get food.

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

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

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

5. Where does the narrator begin touring for his lectures?
(a) The West Coast.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The East Coast.
(d) The Southwest.

6. What is the only living thing in Mono Lake?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Worms.
(c) Snakes.
(d) Leeches.

7. What is a nabob?
(a) People who gradually go from being poor to rich.
(b) People who have too much money to spend and try to become poor.
(c) People who spend their lives trying to become rich, but remain poor.
(d) People who go from being poor to rich quickly.

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

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

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

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

12. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Silver.
(b) Coal.
(c) Gold.
(d) Metal.

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

14. Although his work is never published in the paper, what does the narrator write specifically for The Occidental?
(a) A poem.
(b) A short non-fictional story.
(c) A short fictional story.
(d) A review.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the trip that the narrator sets out to take in the beginning of the book supposed to last?

2. How does the narrator find himself when he reaches San Francisco in Chapter LXXVIII?

3. What happens to the cities that once flourished during the Gold Rush?

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

5. After the narrator loses his job as a reporter, how long does he avoid everyone he knows?

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