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

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

3. What did L'Amour read in Klamath Falls, Oregon?

4. How old was L'Amour when he obtained his first job?

5. Where had L'Amour planned to go after he got his parents settled? .

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the "Little Blue Books"?

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

3. Why did L'Amour work so many jobs?

4. Who was Pete Petrolle?

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

6. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

7. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

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

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

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

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 17, L'Amour wanted to learn more about Asia and Africa. Discuss why, what, and how L'Amour wanted to learn about Asia and Africa.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 4, L'Amour began riding the rails with other hobos. Compare and contrast some of the men L'Amour met when riding the rails.

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