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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How old was Pete Boering when L'Amour met him?
(a) 30.
(b) 26.
(c) 32.
(d) 28.
2. What book by Jack London prepared L'Amour for rejection?
(a) White Fang.
(b) Martin Eden.
(c) John Barleycorn.
(d) The Call of the Wild.
3. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.
4. Who did L'Amour work out with a few times at the YMCA gym?
(a) Labe Safro.
(b) Kid Graves.
(c) Mike O'Dowd.
(d) Mike GIbbons.
5. What was the usual occupation of the last man who tried to stay at the mine?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Blacksmith.
6. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 40 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 30 miles.
7. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?
(a) Sigrid Undset.
(b) Knut Hamsun.
(c) Henri Bergson.
(d) Anatole France.
8. Where did L'Amour read "Don Juan"?
(a) In a restaurant.
(b) In a library.
(c) On an Arab dhow.
(d) On a beach.
9. How old was L'Amour when he met Pete?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 16.
10. When was L'Amour's great-grandfather killed and scalped?
(a) 1799.
(b) 1843.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1862.
11. How many leghorn chickens were at the mine where L'Amour worked in Chapter 6?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 35.
(d) 45.
12. How many miles did L'Amour walk in Chapter 4 before a large old man gave him a ride?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.
13. Where did L'Amour send a review of the book "Anthony Adverse"?
(a) Oklahoma Constitution.
(b) Journal Tribune.
(c) Sunday Oklahoman.
(d) Journal Record.
14. How many books were in the reading room of the Seaman's Institute?
(a) 200-250.
(b) 150.
(c) 500.
(d) 300-400.
15. How fast would a camel travel?
(a) 10 mph.
(b) 2 ½ to 3 mph.
(c) 4 mph.
(d) 1 to 2 mph.
Short Answer Questions
1. In Chapter 1, when was L'Amour in Singapore?
2. What was the name of the boxing magazine published in St. Paul?
3. About how fast was L'Amour able to walk after he damaged the Model T?
4. What author was L'Amour reading when a pedantic professor gave him a ride?
5. Where did Pete's manager own and operate a cafe?
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