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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. Where is the preacher, Erickson, originally from?
(a) Michigan.
(b) Montana.
(c) Wisconsin.
(d) Wyoming.
2. As the narrator returns home at the end of the book, how long did his trip last?
(a) Ten months.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Ten years.
3. What species feed around Mono Lake?
(a) Rabbits.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Birds.
(d) Reptiles.
4. How many days does the narrator give his first lecture for?
(a) Five.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.
5. How is Jack Williams killed?
(a) While walking to his horse.
(b) While drinking at the bar.
(c) While arguing with a friend.
(d) While playing poker.
Short Answer Questions
1. What causes the mining stocks to fall quickly?
2. What does the narrator rent to give his first public lectures?
3. What city is the narrator in when he waits in line to see a woman while mining?
4. What does the narrator do after his lectures become a success?
5. How does the narrator describe his trip back to San Francisco?
Short Essay Questions
1. How long is the narrator's trip, and what does he conclude at the end of the story?
2. What is on the islands in the center of Mono Lake?
3. What causes the narrator to travel to San Francisco?
4. What is the process of mining silver and shipping it to California in 1865?
5. What lifestyle does the narrator have in the first few months of his stay in San Francisco, and how does it change dramatically?
6. What is the City of Refuge?
7. What is the new career choice the narrator makes towards the end of the book, and how does it begin?
8. How does the narrator describe the trip from Hawaii to San Francisco and what is his situation once he arrives there?
9. Who is Higbie, and why is he valuable for the narrator's search of Mr. Whiteman?
10. How does the narrator describe San Francisco?
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