View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Pete Petrolle from?
(a) Schenectady.
(b) Syracuse.
(c) Poughkeepsie.
(d) Albany.

2. How old was Pete Boering when L'Amour met him?
(a) 30.
(b) 32.
(c) 26.
(d) 28.

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

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

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

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

7. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?
(a) Factory.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Grocery store.
(d) Docks.

8. What did L'Amour read in Klamath Falls, Oregon?
(a) Crime and Punishment.
(b) Poor Folk.
(c) House of the Dead.
(d) The Brothers Karamazov.

9. How many sandwiches did L'Amour eat a day when he was saving up to buy books by Russell, Baldwin, and Chase?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

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

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

14. How many days was L'Amour supposed to work a claim in Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 11.
(d) 5.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sun-tzu write about the basic principles of military strategy?

2. How old was L'Amour when he made his first attempt at creative writing?

3. What author did L'Amour think he might emulate at the end of Chapter 6?

4. How much had the man L'Amour worked for in Chapter 7 spent on his mine so far?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 305 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample