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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?
(a) Rock.
(b) Tree.
(c) Cow.
(d) Building.

2. How many years did it take for Flaubert to complete "Madame Bovary"?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 9.
(d) 3.

3. Where did L'Amour settle down to try to become a writer?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Missouri.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Texas.

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

5. What canyon did L'Amour want to see in Chapter 4?
(a) Ponia.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Doubtful.
(d) Devious.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did L'Amour eat breakfast with an old man who gave him a ride in Chapter 4?

2. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?

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

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

5. Who taught L'Amour how to use a six-shooter?

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