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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the rich ledge called that Mr. Higbie discovers in the beginning of Chapter XL?
(a) A blind mine.
(b) A blind lead.
(c) A blind spot.
(d) A blind claim.

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

3. How many temples does the narrator see in the City of Refuge?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

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

5. What is the only living thing in Mono Lake?
(a) Snakes.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Worms.
(d) Leeches.

6. As the narrator returns home at the end of the book, how long did his trip last?
(a) Seven months.
(b) Ten months.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Ten years.

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

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

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

10. Where did the Germans go after finding the Whiteman Cement Mine?
(a) Indiana.
(b) Montana.
(c) California.
(d) Iowa.

11. How many Chinese people live in Virgina at the time of the book?
(a) Three thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Four thousand.

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

13. What is the Boomerang?
(a) A large and clean schooner.
(b) A small and clean schooner.
(c) A small and dirty schooner.
(d) A large and dirty schooner.

14. Where does Higbie go on the same day that the narrator leaves to take care of Capt. John Nye?
(a) To chase Mr. Whiteman.
(b) To visit a relative.
(c) To look for more mines.
(d) To sell their claim.

15. Where is the monument for Captain Cook located?
(a) Kealakekua Bay.
(b) Mokuakae Bay.
(c) Kapilo Bay.
(d) Alika Bay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What mountain does the narrator see as he is leaving for California?

2. What is pocket mining?

3. How is the Whiteman Cement Mine described?

4. What is a nabob?

5. Where is the narrator giving a lecture when he encounters the highway bandits?

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