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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 did L'Amour drink after his walk from Death Valley?
(a) Milk.
(b) Coke.
(c) Tea.
(d) Pepsi.

2. What author did L'Amour think he might emulate at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Earnest Hemingway.
(b) Joseph Conrad.
(c) James Fennimore Cooper.
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne.

3. Where did Professor Percival Lowell study Mars?
(a) Flagstaff.
(b) Roswell.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Albuquerque.

4. What was the usual occupation of the last man who tried to stay at the mine?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Teacher.
(d) Carpenter.

5. What country western singer visited Mesa Verde with L'Amour and his family?
(a) Boxcar Willie.
(b) Charlie Daniels.
(c) Billy Ray Cyrus.
(d) Alan Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Professor Walter Campbell's pen name?

2. How old was Pete Boering when L'Amour met him?

3. How old did Chris Madsen live to be?

4. How much gold was L'Amour able to pan when he was at the mine?

5. What is the first positive date for China's knowledge of Bali?

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