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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the time L'Amour wrote the book, at how many universities and colleges had he lectured?
(a) 35.
(b) 25.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

2. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?
(a) 9.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. How much gold was L'Amour able to pan when he was at the mine?
(a) $200.
(b) $350.
(c) $300.
(d) $250.

4. Where did the shipwreck take place that was written about in Shakespeare's "Tempest"?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Indonesia.
(c) Puerto Rico.
(d) Jamaica.

5. How old was L'Amour when he met Pete?
(a) 16.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Goethe begin writing "Faust"?

2. At the time of the writing of the book, how long were L'Amour and the Irishman who loaned him money friends?

3. What was the nationality of the man who was able to dig 4 holes a day for concrete piers along with L'Amour?

4. Where did L'Amour have a suitcase stolen?

5. Who did L'Amour work out with a few times at the YMCA gym?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did L'Amour work so many jobs?

2. How did L'Amour get away from the steelworker who expected L'Amour to take care of him?

3. What was L'Amour's view of education?

4. What type of work did L'Amour do in a veneer plant?

5. How did L'Amour save himself a lot of hardship?

6. Describe the mine where L'Amour was to be a caretaker.

7. What two reasons influenced L'Amour to drop out of school?

8. Before L'Amour ended up in Singapore, what were some jobs he had held?

9. Describe the Indian who lived neared the mine L'Amour worked at?

10. Describe the steelworker who started following the rails with L'Amour.

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