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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author did L'Amour think he might emulate at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) Earnest Hemingway.
(c) James Fennimore Cooper.
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne.

2. Where did L'Amour go after his suitcase was stolen?
(a) Barstow.
(b) Santa Clara.
(c) Fresno.
(d) Oxnard.

3. Near what peak did the Apache that Peterson lived with plan to attack?
(a) Blackburn.
(b) Whitney.
(c) Stein's.
(d) Elias.

4. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Apache.
(d) Commanche.

5. To whom did L'Amour believe the Roman soldiers sold their services and served as mercenaries?
(a) Egypt.
(b) India.
(c) Persia.
(d) China.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many boys in L'Amour's Golden Gloves boxing team became novice champions in their divisions?

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

3. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?

4. How far did L'Amour have to walk to mail his manuscripts in Chapter 15?

5. How much gold was L'Amour able to pan when he was at the mine?

(see the answer key)

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