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

2. How many holes for concrete piers could most men dig?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 2 ½.
(d) 3.

3. Where did L'Amour work in a veneer plant?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Utah.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

4. About how fast was L'Amour able to walk after he damaged the Model T?
(a) 1/2 mph.
(b) 1 mph.
(c) 2 mph.
(d) 3 mph.

5. When was "Erewhon" written?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1902.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1894.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, how much did an Irishman loan L'Amour?

2. What did the old man have in the mine he wanted L'Amour to work in in Chapter 7?

3. What was L'Amour's father's occupation?

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

5. How long after Peterson was taken by the Apaches did he partake in a war party?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why didn't L'Amour believe that the sites of the battles during the American-Indian wars was a matter of chance?

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

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

5. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

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

7. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

8. How did L'Amour keep from being disappointed by the constant flow of rejection slips he received?

9. What would L'Amour do after being paid for skinning cattle?

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

(see the answer keys)

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