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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was L'Amour's first employer?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) Western Union.
(c) Standard Oil.
(d) The local newspaper.

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

3. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Apache.
(c) Commanche.
(d) Cherokee.

4. Where did L'Amour send a review of the book "Anthony Adverse"?
(a) Journal Tribune.
(b) Oklahoma Constitution.
(c) Journal Record.
(d) Sunday Oklahoman.

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

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

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

8. Where did L'Amour go to high school?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Texas.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) South Dakota.

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

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

11. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 8.

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

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

14. From what fort did Custer's men leave before the Battle at Little Bighorn?
(a) Clark.
(b) McKavatt.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Lincoln.

15. What canyon did L'Amour want to see in Chapter 4?
(a) Doubtful.
(b) Brighton.
(c) Ponia.
(d) Devious.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many leghorn chickens were at the mine where L'Amour worked in Chapter 6?

2. What was one of the first books L'Amour remembered reading?

3. In Chapter 1, when was L'Amour in Singapore?

4. Where did Russian Joe Smith get picked up?

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

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