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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator find on the islands of Mono Lake?
(a) One pine tree on each island.
(b) One abandoned mine on each island.
(c) Two pine trees on each island.
(d) Two abandoned mines on each island.

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

3. How many wandering German brothers discovered the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

4. How does the narrator find himself when he reaches San Francisco in Chapter LXXVIII?
(a) Penniless, but he has a job.
(b) Jobless and penniless.
(c) He has a job and some money saved.
(d) He has no job, but has some money saved.

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

6. What does the narrator examine for an hour in a mine in order to write an article?
(a) The amount of silver in the mine.
(b) The working conditions of miners.
(c) The damages of an earthquake.
(d) The amount of gold in the mine.

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

8. According to the narrator, what is one of the hottest places in the world?
(a) Simi Valley.
(b) Sacramento Valley.
(c) Lanfair Valley.
(d) Antelope Valley.

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

10. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?
(a) Nevada gets a new Secretary of State.
(b) Nevada gets a new Governor.
(c) Nevada attempts to secede from the Union.
(d) Nevada becomes another state of the Union.

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

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

13. How does Blakely threaten the jury at Nookes' trial?
(a) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(b) To arrest the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.
(c) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes innocent.
(d) To shoot the jurors if they do not find Nookes guilty.

14. Where does the narrator begin touring for his lectures?
(a) The Southwest.
(b) The Midwest.
(c) The East Coast.
(d) The West Coast.

15. What state does a friend suggest the narrator travel to and sell Nevada mining property?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?

3. Why is it difficult to find a good horse in Honolulu?

4. What is the total amount of time that the narrator stays in Hawaii?

5. How much money does the narrator borrow from the bank in Chapter LV?

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