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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 old was L'Amour when he left school?

2. How much did "Little Blue Books" cost?

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

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

5. What did L'Amour drink after his walk from Death Valley?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Why didn't the man L'Amour worked for in Chapter 7 work his own mines?

10. What were the "Little Blue Books"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11-12, L'Amour discussed how writers obtained ideas for their writing. Discuss some ways writers obtained ideas for writing.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 8 L'Amour discussed how writers learn their trade. Discuss L'Amour's view of writing and his efforts to write.

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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