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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 did L'Amour use to kill rabbits at his parents' new home?

2. What author did L'Amour think he might emulate at the end of Chapter 6?

3. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?

4. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?

5. How fast would a camel travel?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the "Little Blue Books"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 25, L'Amour discussed his ranch. Discuss L'Amour's ranch and its value to him.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 22, L'Amour mentioned that he preferred to use primary sources. Discuss the difference between primary and secondary sources and why L'Amour preferred primary sources.

Essay Topic 3

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

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