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

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

3. Where was Muhammed Dulfakir's shop located?

4. How long was Doubtful Canyon?

5. How many white men died in the stagecoach attack that Peterson described?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Pete Petrolle?

3. Why did seaman prefer to ship from the west coast?

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

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

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

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

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

9. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

10. How did L'Amour describe his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 28, L'Amour stated that his book was a record of his search for knowledge. Discuss why the book was a record of L'Amour's search for knowledge.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 14, L'Amour stated that books were valuable and must be preserved. Discuss the value that L'Amour place on books.

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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