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

2. When does the narrator's party leave for Mono Lake?
(a) In the afternoon.
(b) In the late morning.
(c) In the early morning.
(d) At night.

3. How many times does Bill Nookes attempt to climb aboard Captain Ned Blakely's boat?
(a) Three times.
(b) Four times.
(c) Twice.
(d) Five times.

4. How long does the narrator stay with Capt. John Nye to help him through his spasmodic rheumatism?
(a) Nine days.
(b) Eleven days.
(c) Fourteen days.
(d) Five days.

5. What is the weather like when the narrator encounters the highway bandits after a lecture?
(a) It is mild.
(b) It is raining.
(c) It is hot.
(d) It is cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Boomerang?

2. What is the primary content of the Whiteman Cement Mine?

3. Whose funeral does the narrator witness while visiting Honolulu?

4. How long is the narrator the chief editor of the newspaper before resigning?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 difficulties does the narrator have in finding stories to write?

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 Nevada change during the flush times, and what are nabobs?

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

9. Who is Jack Williams and what does his story depict about Nevada in the late 1800s?

10. What are the two different reasons that both the narrator and Higbie abandon their blind lead claim, and what is the result?

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