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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did L'Amour met a group of university professors in the 1920s who were exciting, stimulating, and fun?
(a) University of Missouri.
(b) University of Oklahoma.
(c) University of Iowa.
(d) University of Michigan.

4. Where was Pete Petrolle from?
(a) Syracuse.
(b) Schenectady.
(c) Poughkeepsie.
(d) Albany.

5. On three occasions, how long did L'Amour go without eating anything?
(a) 2 days.
(b) 3 days.
(c) 4 days.
(d) 5 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?

2. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?

3. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?

4. How long did the last caretaker of the mine last before he quit?

5. How many days was L'Amour supposed to work a claim in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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