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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 6.

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

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

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

5. How many days was L'Amour supposed to work a claim in Chapter 7?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was L'Amour when he left school?

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

3. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?

4. Who was L'Amour's first employer?

5. About how fast was L'Amour able to walk after he damaged the Model T?

(see the answer key)

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