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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) High St.
(b) Main St.
(c) Baker St.
(d) Wyatt St.

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

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

4. Where did Pete's manager own and operate a cafe?
(a) Chariton.
(b) Jamestown.
(c) Millersburg.
(d) Newton.

5. Who taught L'Amour how to use a six-shooter?
(a) Charles Allison.
(b) John Hicks.
(c) Jim Newman.
(d) Bill Tilghman.

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

7. How many miles did L'Amour walk in Chapter 4 before a large old man gave him a ride?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

8. When was "Erewhon" written?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1894.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1915.

9. How many volumes of books by Alexandre Dumas did L'Amour find on the shelves of the library?
(a) 48.
(b) 17.
(c) 28.
(d) 36.

10. How tall was L'Amour as an adult?
(a) 6 feet 4 inches.
(b) 6 feet 2 inches.
(c) 5 feet. 11 inches.
(d) 7 feet 1 inch.

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

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

13. How far did L'Amour travel with his boss when he went to work on a claim in Chapter 7?
(a) 35 miles.
(b) 70 miles.
(c) 55 miles.
(d) 68 miles.

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

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did L'Amour met a group of university professors in the 1920s who were exciting, stimulating, and fun?

2. What did the old man have in the mine he wanted L'Amour to work in in Chapter 7?

3. In Chapter 4, where was the machinist from who was headed to a job in El Paso?

4. In September, how high would temperatures get in the desert?

5. Where was L'Amour working in Klamath Falls, Oregon?

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