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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Goethe begin writing "Faust"?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1808.
(d) 1800.

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

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

5. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?
(a) 15.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 25.

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

7. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?
(a) 8.
(b) 9.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

8. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 45.
(d) 30.

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

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

11. How many books were in the reading room of the Seaman's Institute?
(a) 300-400.
(b) 500.
(c) 150.
(d) 200-250.

12. How old was L'Amour when he met Pete?
(a) 15.
(b) 14.
(c) 16.
(d) 13.

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

14. In Chapter 1, when was L'Amour in Singapore?
(a) June 3.
(b) April 12.
(c) May 14.
(d) March 18.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Pete's manager own and operate a cafe?

2. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?

3. How long did L'Amour spend in Los Angeles?

4. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?

5. What animal did Cheng Ho bring back from Africa for the emperor's zoo?

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