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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 is the name of the paper that the narrator is supposed to write for in Virginia, before it goes out of print?
(a) The Yearly Occidental.
(b) The Daily Occidental.
(c) The Weekly Occidental.
(d) The Monthly Occidental.

2. What is the total amount of time that the narrator stays in Hawaii?
(a) Eight months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Four months.
(d) Ten months.

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

4. 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 hires a co-writer.
(c) He hires an agent.
(d) He gives an interview to the newspaper.

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 many wandering German brothers discovered the Whiteman Cement Mine?

2. As the narrator returns home at the end of the book, how long did his trip last?

3. What newspaper does the narrator become the editor for after his mining career does not pan out?

4. Why does the narrator resign as chief editor of the newspaper so quickly?

5. What is pocket mining?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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 San Francisco?

10. How does the narrator describe the trip from Hawaii to San Francisco and what is his situation once he arrives there?

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