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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What salary does the narrator start off with while working at the newspaper?
(a) Fifteen dollars per week.
(b) Thirty-five dollars per week.
(c) Twenty-five dollars per week.
(d) Forty-five dollars per week.

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

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

5. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?
(a) A blind claim.
(b) A blind mine.
(c) A blind lead.
(d) A blind spot.

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

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

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

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

10. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?
(a) Mt. Davidson.
(b) Mt. Maclure.
(c) Mt. Clark.
(d) Mt. Linn.

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

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

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

15. When must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?
(a) Within thirty days.
(b) Within twenty days.
(c) Within ten days.
(d) Within forty days.

Short Answer Questions

1. While the narrator is in Virginia, how is a person's reputation determined?

2. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?

3. Why does Mr. Higbie join the narrator's party?

4. What city is the narrator in when he waits in line to see a woman while mining?

5. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?

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