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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. How long did the last caretaker of the mine last before he quit?

2. What canyon did L'Amour want to see in Chapter 4?

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

4. What was one of the first books L'Amour remembered reading?

5. Near what peak did the Apache that Peterson lived with plan to attack?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did L'Amour have to walk from Death Valley?

2. What did L'Amour have to say about plots in stories?

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

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

5. What was old man Peterson's story?

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

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

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

9. What did L'Amour believe that universities provided?

10. What did L'Amour do when he finally got to Barstow after working on a mine claim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss L'Amour mean when he said that t a writer's brain was like a magician's hat.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, L'Amour drifted down to the sea for a job. Discuss L'Amour's experiences as a seaman.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, L'Amour proposed that only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance. Discuss why only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance.

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