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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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 Weekly Occidental.
(b) The Monthly Occidental.
(c) The Yearly Occidental.
(d) The Daily Occidental.

5. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?
(a) Fabricated.
(b) Accessible.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Buried.

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

7. How long is the trip that the narrator sets out to take in the beginning of the book supposed to last?
(a) Three years.
(b) Three months.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Eight months.

8. What is the Wide West?
(a) A term used to describe the unsettled Nevada country.
(b) A novel.
(c) A newspaper column.
(d) A mining company.

9. How is the silver ore melted before it is shipped to California?
(a) In bricks.
(b) In bars.
(c) In coins.
(d) In liquid form.

10. Where does Higbie go on the same day that the narrator leaves to take care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) To visit a relative.
(b) To look for more mines.
(c) To chase Mr. Whiteman.
(d) To sell their claim.

11. Why does the narrator resign as chief editor of the newspaper so quickly?
(a) He has an argument with another writer.
(b) He receives a better offer from a different paper.
(c) The pay is not enough for him to live on.
(d) He cannot produce enough content.

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

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

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

15. How does Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?
(a) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(b) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(c) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(d) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many temples does the narrator see in the City of Refuge?

2. How much money does the narrator borrow from the bank in Chapter LV?

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

4. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?

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

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