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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. What bites the narrator during his stay in Honolulu?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A snake.
(c) A spider.
(d) An alligator.
2. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) In the late morning.
(c) At night.
(d) In the early morning.
3. How is the silver ore melted before it is shipped to California?
(a) In coins.
(b) In bricks.
(c) In liquid form.
(d) In bars.
4. What is the only living thing in Mono Lake?
(a) Leeches.
(b) Worms.
(c) Spiders.
(d) Snakes.
5. What two places does the narrator visit while in Honolulu?
(a) Sand Island and the King Coconut Grove.
(b) Diamond Head and the King Pineapple Grove.
(c) Diamond Head and the King Coconut Grove.
(d) Sand Island and the King Pineapple Grove.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money does the narrator borrow from the bank in Chapter LV?
2. What newspaper does the narrator become the editor for after his mining career does not pan out?
3. How many miles does the narrator travel to the islands of Mono Lake?
4. Why does the narrator resign as chief editor of the newspaper so quickly?
5. According to the legend, how long ago was the Whiteman Cement Mine discovered?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the rivalry between Captain Ned Blakely and Bill Nookes?
2. How long is the narrator's trip, and what does he conclude at the end of the story?
3. How long does the narrator stay in Hawaii, and in what way does the author's literary tone change in these chapters?
4. What is the Whiteman Cement Mine and why is it considered to be elusive?
5. Why is the narrator's work never published in The Weekly Occidental?
6. Who is Higbie, and why is he valuable for the narrator's search of Mr. Whiteman?
7. Why is finding a good horse a difficult task in Hawaii?
8. What lifestyle does the narrator have in the first few months of his stay in San Francisco, and how does it change dramatically?
9. How does the narrator describe Hawaii and what initial setback does he encounter there?
10. What is the new career choice the narrator makes towards the end of the book, and how does it begin?
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