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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. How many leghorn chickens were at the mine where L'Amour worked in Chapter 6?
(a) 45.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 35.

2. What did L'Amour eat out of a can after he damaged the Model T?
(a) Apricots.
(b) Peas.
(c) Corn.
(d) Pears.

3. What was the name of the magazine that published the first modern stories of science fiction?
(a) Science and Invention.
(b) Science: fact and fiction.
(c) Weird Tales.
(d) Amazing Stories.

4. How many volumes of books by Alexandre Dumas did L'Amour find on the shelves of the library?
(a) 48.
(b) 17.
(c) 36.
(d) 28.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did the last caretaker of the mine last before he quit?

2. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?

3. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?

4. When was L'Amour's great-grandfather killed and scalped?

5. What instrument did Harry Warren (Shorty) play?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who were some army officers who wrote about the Indian and his culture?

2. How did L'Amour keep from being disappointed by the constant flow of rejection slips he received?

3. What type of work did L'Amour do in a veneer plant?

4. Describe the mine where L'Amour was to be a caretaker.

5. Describe the steelworker who started following the rails with L'Amour.

6. Why did L'Amour have to walk from Death Valley?

7. What did L'Amour do when he finally got to Barstow after working on a mine claim?

8. How did L'Amour describe his life?

9. Who had all the advantages when it comes to adventure?

10. Why didn't L'Amour believe that the sites of the battles during the American-Indian wars was a matter of chance?

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