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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 was Muhammed Dulfakir's shop located?
(a) Baker St.
(b) Main St.
(c) High St.
(d) Wyatt St.

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

3. From what fort did Custer's men leave before the Battle at Little Bighorn?
(a) McKavatt.
(b) Clark.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Griffin.

4. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?
(a) 1826.
(b) 1821.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1832.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had L'Amour planned to go after he got his parents settled? .

2. Where did L'Amour read "Don Juan"?

3. Where did L'Amour have his first and worst bout with seasickness?

4. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?

5. What canyon did L'Amour want to see in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did L'Amour say that it was an act of kindness when the Roman soldiers gave Jesus a drink of vinegar on the cross?

2. Describe the Indian who lived neared the mine L'Amour worked at?

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

4. How did L'Amour describe his life?

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

6. What two reasons influenced L'Amour to drop out of school?

7. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

8. Why didn't L'Amour recommend his way of learning to others?

9. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

10. Before L'Amour ended up in Singapore, what were some jobs he had held?

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