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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Muhammed Dulfakir's shop located?
(a) Main St.
(b) Baker St.
(c) High St.
(d) Wyatt St.

2. How long did the last caretaker of the mine last before he quit?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 8 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

3. In Chapter 11, how much did Modern Library editions cost?
(a) $1.25.
(b) $1.05.
(c) 75 cents.
(d) 95 cents.

4. How long did L'Amour spend in Los Angeles?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

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

6. Where did L'Amour read "Don Juan"?
(a) On an Arab dhow.
(b) On a beach.
(c) In a library.
(d) In a restaurant.

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

8. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?
(a) Undertones of War.
(b) The Case of Sergeant Grischa.
(c) The Long Weekend.
(d) All Quiet on the Western Front.

9. How many books did L'Amour have in his personal library?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 12,000.
(d) 17,000.

10. Where did L'Amour eat breakfast with an old man who gave him a ride in Chapter 4?
(a) Crane.
(b) Abilene.
(c) Bowie.
(d) Ballinger.

11. After registering with the Marine Services Bureau, how long did L'Amour discover it might take before he would get a job?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 8 weeks.

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

13. Where did the shipwreck take place that was written about in Shakespeare's "Tempest"?
(a) Jamaica.
(b) Bermuda.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Puerto Rico.

14. What did L'Amour eat out of a can after he damaged the Model T?
(a) Peas.
(b) Corn.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Pears.

15. 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) Weird Tales.
(d) Amazing Stories.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?

2. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?

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

4. What instrument did Harry Warren (Shorty) play?

5. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?

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