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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 45 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 30 miles.

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

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

4. In September, how high would temperatures get in the desert?
(a) 120.
(b) 130.
(c) 110.
(d) 100.

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

6. Where did most of the stories in "Arabian Nights" originate?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Persia.
(c) India.
(d) Arabia.

7. What was the nationality of the man who was able to dig 4 holes a day for concrete piers along with L'Amour?
(a) Dutch.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Norwegian.

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

9. In Chapter 12, how much did an Irishman loan L'Amour?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

10. Where did L'Amour have a suitcase stolen?
(a) Williams.
(b) Chino Valley.
(c) Seligman.
(d) Ash Fork.

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

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

13. What did L'Amour use to kill rabbits at his parents' new home?
(a) .22 rifle.
(b) Slingshot.
(c) Traps.
(d) Poison.

14. How much did "Little Blue Books" cost?
(a) 5 or 10 cents.
(b) 25 cents.
(c) 50 cents.
(d) 10 or 15 cents.

15. What did the old man have in the mine he wanted L'Amour to work in in Chapter 7?
(a) Silver.
(b) Manganese.
(c) Copper.
(d) Gold.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did L'Amour work in a veneer plant?

2. What was the name of the boxing magazine published in St. Paul?

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

4. What author was L'Amour reading when a pedantic professor gave him a ride?

5. When was "Erewhon" written?

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