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

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

3. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?
(a) Anatole France.
(b) Knut Hamsun.
(c) Henri Bergson.
(d) Sigrid Undset.

4. How old was L'Amour when he obtained his first job?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

5. At the time of the writing of the book, how long were L'Amour and the Irishman who loaned him money friends?
(a) 38 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 58 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was L'Amour's great-grandfather killed and scalped?

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

3. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?

4. How fast would a camel travel?

5. After registering with the Marine Services Bureau, how long did L'Amour discover it might take before he would get a job?

(see the answer key)

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