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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. Where did Russian Joe Smith get picked up?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Bangkok.
(c) Hanoi.
(d) Peking.

2. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?
(a) Grocery store.
(b) Factory.
(c) Docks.
(d) Newspaper.

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

4. What was the usual occupation of the last man who tried to stay at the mine?
(a) Carpenter.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Teacher.

5. At the time of the writing of the book, how long were L'Amour and the Irishman who loaned him money friends?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 38 years.
(d) 58 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was L'Amour working in Klamath Falls, Oregon?

2. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?

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

4. What did L'Amour read in Klamath Falls, Oregon?

5. During the year that L'Amour kept track of the books he read, how many did he read while waiting for people?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was the man in Chapter 4 who gave L'Amour a ride to Tucson?

2. What was old man Peterson's story?

3. Why did L'Amour say that it was an act of kindness when the Roman soldiers gave Jesus a drink of vinegar on the cross?

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 were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

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

8. Why didn't L'Amour look for a job right away when he got to Los Angeles?

9. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

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

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