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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 long after Peterson was taken by the Apaches did he partake in a war party?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

3. How much had the man L'Amour worked for in Chapter 7 spent on his mine so far?
(a) $500-800.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $400.
(d) $600-700.

4. During the year that L'Amour kept track of the books he read, how many did he read while waiting for people?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 25.
(d) 30.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?

4. Where did the shipwreck take place that was written about in Shakespeare's "Tempest"?

5. How long was Doubtful Canyon?

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