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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21 and 22.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?
(a) Santa Cruz.
(b) Owl's Head.
(c) Klamath.
(d) Coyote.

4. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

5. When did Sun-tzu write about the basic principles of military strategy?
(a) 500 B.C.
(b) 500 A.D.
(c) 1,000 A.D.
(d) 1,000 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. In September, how high would temperatures get in the desert?

2. How old was Dixon when he came west?

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

4. When did I-Tsing make a pilgrimage to India and the islands to study Buddhism?

5. In the Adobe Walls fight, how many buffalo hunters fought off Comanche and Kiowa warriors?

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