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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did L'Amour go to high school?

2. How many books and plays did L'Amour read in 1930?

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

4. Where was Muhammed Dulfakir's shop located?

5. Where did L'Amour work in a veneer plant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did L'Amour describe his life?

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

5. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

6. What were the "Little Blue Books"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the beginning of Chapter 7 is a quote about daring to do hard things. Discuss how L'Amour was a person who didn't hesitate to do hard things.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, L'Amour commented that all men look, but few can see. Discuss what L'Amour meant by that comment.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 9, L'Amour described the lives of men who were waiting for jobs at sea. Discuss how men who were unemployed sailors spent their time.

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