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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many holes for concrete piers could most men dig?
(a) 2 ½.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. How old was an old man named Peterson who told L'Amour a story?
(a) 75.
(b) 80.
(c) 64.
(d) 58.

3. Who did L'Amour work out with a few times at the YMCA gym?
(a) Labe Safro.
(b) Mike GIbbons.
(c) Kid Graves.
(d) Mike O'Dowd.

4. How old was L'Amour when he made his first attempt at creative writing?
(a) 11.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

5. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?
(a) 35 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did L'Amour read in Klamath Falls, Oregon?

2. How fast would a camel travel?

3. How many leghorn chickens were at the mine where L'Amour worked in Chapter 6?

4. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?

5. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?

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