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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was an old man named Peterson who told L'Amour a story?
(a) 58.
(b) 75.
(c) 64.
(d) 80.

2. What was the usual occupation of the last man who tried to stay at the mine?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Blacksmith.

3. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?
(a) 10.
(b) 8.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

4. What was the name of the magazine that published the first modern stories of science fiction?
(a) Science: fact and fiction.
(b) Science and Invention.
(c) Amazing Stories.
(d) Weird Tales.

5. How fast would a camel travel?
(a) 2 ½ to 3 mph.
(b) 1 to 2 mph.
(c) 4 mph.
(d) 10 mph.

6. What book of Kipling's did L'Amour buy from Dulfakir?
(a) The Jungle Book.
(b) Departmental Ditties.
(c) The Elephant's Child.
(d) Just So Stories.

7. Where had L'Amour planned to go after he got his parents settled? .
(a) Miami.
(b) San Diego.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans

8. About how fast was L'Amour able to walk after he damaged the Model T?
(a) 2 mph.
(b) 3 mph.
(c) 1 mph.
(d) 1/2 mph.

9. When did Sun-tzu write about the basic principles of military strategy?
(a) 500 B.C.
(b) 1,000 A.D.
(c) 1,000 B.C.
(d) 500 A.D.

10. In what battle was General George Crook fought to a standstill?
(a) Battle of Beecher Island.
(b) Battle of the Rosebud.
(c) Battle of Cibecue.
(d) Battle of Infernal Caverns.

11. When was L'Amour's great-grandfather killed and scalped?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1796.
(c) 1843.
(d) 1862.

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

13. What book by Jack London prepared L'Amour for rejection?
(a) The Call of the Wild.
(b) Martin Eden.
(c) John Barleycorn.
(d) White Fang.

14. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1826.

15. How many holes for concrete piers could most men dig?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2 ½.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was L'Amour when he met Pete?

3. How many sandwiches did L'Amour eat a day when he was saving up to buy books by Russell, Baldwin, and Chase?

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

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

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