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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. Where does Boggs trick the narrator into waiting for him in hopes of getting a story?
(a) In an abandoned warehouse.
(b) In a mine shaft.
(c) In a stage station.
(d) In a desert.

2. What two places does the narrator visit while in Honolulu?
(a) Diamond Head and the King Coconut Grove.
(b) Diamond Head and the King Pineapple Grove.
(c) Sand Island and the King Coconut Grove.
(d) Sand Island and the King Pineapple Grove.

3. What does the narrator do after his lectures become a success?
(a) He begins writing his lectures out to be published in the newspaper.
(b) He gives an interview to the newspaper.
(c) He hires a co-writer.
(d) He hires an agent.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did one of the Germans give their map to Mr. Whiteman?

3. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?

4. Where does Higbie go on the same day that the narrator leaves to take care of Capt. John Nye?

5. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What causes the narrator to travel to San Francisco?

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

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

5. How does the narrator describe Hawaii and what initial setback does he encounter there?

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

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

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

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

10. What difficulties does the narrator have in finding stories to write?

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