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

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

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

4. What does the narrator rent to give his first public lectures?
(a) An opera house.
(b) The city building.
(c) A saloon.
(d) The town square.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the silver ore melted before it is shipped to California?

2. What does the narrator do after his lectures become a success?

3. Where does the narrator begin touring for his lectures?

4. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?

5. How long does San Francisco go without any rainfall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the narrator encounters a band of highway bandits after a lecture?

2. What is the rivalry between Captain Ned Blakely and Bill Nookes?

3. What is the new career choice the narrator makes towards the end of the book, and how does it begin?

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

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

6. Why is finding a good horse a difficult task in Hawaii?

7. How does the narrator describe San Francisco?

8. What is the City of Refuge?

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

10. How long is the narrator's trip, and what does he conclude at the end of the story?

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