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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did Harry Warren (Shorty) play?
(a) Trumpet.
(b) Mandolin.
(c) Violin.
(d) Flute.

2. What did L'Amour use to kill rabbits at his parents' new home?
(a) Traps.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Poison.
(d) .22 rifle.

3. How old was L'Amour when he left school?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 15.

4. How many sandwiches did L'Amour eat a day when he was saving up to buy books by Russell, Baldwin, and Chase?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

5. Where did L'Amour have a suitcase stolen?
(a) Ash Fork.
(b) Seligman.
(c) Chino Valley.
(d) Williams.

6. Where did L'Amour go to high school?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Texas.
(c) North Dakota.
(d) South Dakota.

7. About how fast was L'Amour able to walk after he damaged the Model T?
(a) 1/2 mph.
(b) 3 mph.
(c) 2 mph.
(d) 1 mph.

8. How fast would a camel travel?
(a) 2 ½ to 3 mph.
(b) 1 to 2 mph.
(c) 4 mph.
(d) 10 mph.

9. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Factory.
(c) Newspaper.
(d) Docks.

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

11. At the time L'Amour wrote the book, at how many universities and colleges had he lectured?
(a) 35.
(b) 30.
(c) 40.
(d) 25.

12. How many books did L'Amour have in his personal library?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 17,000.
(d) 12,000.

13. What did the old man have in the mine he wanted L'Amour to work in in Chapter 7?
(a) Copper.
(b) Silver.
(c) Gold.
(d) Manganese.

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

15. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?
(a) The Long Weekend.
(b) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(c) Undertones of War.
(d) The Case of Sergeant Grischa.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?

2. In what battle was General George Crook fought to a standstill?

3. How long after Peterson was taken by the Apaches did he partake in a war party?

4. Where did L'Amour go after his suitcase was stolen?

5. How many volumes of books by Alexandre Dumas did L'Amour find on the shelves of the library?

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