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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is a Kanaka?
(a) A native fruit.
(b) A native canoe.
(c) A native hut.
(d) A native game.

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

5. How many wandering German brothers discovered the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What bites the narrator during his stay in Honolulu?
(a) A snake.
(b) An alligator.
(c) A scorpion.
(d) A spider.

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

14. How many days does the narrator give his first lecture for?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Although his work is never published in the paper, what does the narrator write specifically for The Occidental?

2. What is a nabob?

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

4. When must work be performed on a new claim to prevent it from being relocated?

5. How does the narrator feel before giving the first lectures?

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