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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the small railroad that L'Amour would take to the wilderness area of Sycamore Canyon in Arizona?
(a) Burlington.
(b) Pacific Northern.
(c) Verde-Mix.
(d) Aqua-Neuve.

2. What animal did Cheng Ho bring back from Africa for the emperor's zoo?
(a) Rhinoceros.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Giraffe.
(d) Tiger.

3. Who was one of the regular writers in "The Saturday Evening Post"?
(a) William Saroyan.
(b) H. L. Mencken.
(c) Whit Burnett.
(d) Clarence Budgington Kelland.

4. From what fort did Custer's men leave before the Battle at Little Bighorn?
(a) Griffin.
(b) McKavatt.
(c) Clark.
(d) Lincoln.

5. When did Goethe begin writing "Faust"?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1809.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1808.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did a boy tell L'Amour that Arabs had been in the East Indies?

2. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?

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

4. At what distance did Billy Dixon shoot an Indian off his horse?

5. During the year that L'Amour kept track of the books he read, how many did he read while waiting for people?

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