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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose funeral does the narrator witness while visiting Honolulu?
(a) Princess Alexandra.
(b) Princess Augusta.
(c) Princess Margaret.
(d) Princess Victoria.

2. Where is the narrator giving a lecture when he encounters the highway bandits?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Amarillo.
(c) San Diego.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the preacher, Erickson, originally from?

2. According to the information in Chapter LXIII, how many people live in Honolulu?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the narrator describe San Francisco?

2. Why is the narrator's work never published in The Weekly Occidental?

3. How does the narrator begin working for the Enterprise in Virginia?

4. Who is Higbie, and why is he valuable for the narrator's search of Mr. Whiteman?

5. What lifestyle does the narrator have in the first few months of his stay in San Francisco, and how does it change dramatically?

6. How does the narrator describe Mono Lake?

7. What is pocket mining and the result of the narrator's attempt at it?

8. What is the process of mining silver and shipping it to California in 1865?

9. How does Nevada change during the flush times, and what are nabobs?

10. What is the Whiteman Cement Mine and why is it considered to be elusive?

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