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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. How tall was L'Amour as an adult?
(a) 6 feet 4 inches.
(b) 5 feet. 11 inches.
(c) 7 feet 1 inch.
(d) 6 feet 2 inches.

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

3. 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.

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

5. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?
(a) Cow.
(b) Rock.
(c) Building.
(d) Tree.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the magazine that published the first modern stories of science fiction?

2. From what fort did Custer's men leave before the Battle at Little Bighorn?

3. When did Goethe begin writing "Faust"?

4. When did Crook fight a battle with the Indians as L'Amour mentioned in Chapter 13?

5. How far did L'Amour travel with his boss when he went to work on a claim in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What types of hunger had L'Amour known in his life?

3. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

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

5. Why didn't the man L'Amour worked for in Chapter 7 work his own mines?

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

7. How did L'Amour describe his life?

8. Why didn't L'Amour recommend his way of learning to others?

9. Who had all the advantages when it comes to adventure?

10. Who were some army officers who wrote about the Indian and his culture?

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