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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After registering with the Marine Services Bureau, how long did L'Amour discover it might take before he would get a job?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

3. How long did the last caretaker of the mine last before he quit?
(a) 8 days.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 5 days.

4. Near what peak did the Apache that Peterson lived with plan to attack?
(a) Blackburn.
(b) Whitney.
(c) Stein's.
(d) Elias.

5. How long after Peterson was taken by the Apaches did he partake in a war party?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 5 years.

6. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?
(a) The Long Weekend.
(b) The Case of Sergeant Grischa.
(c) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(d) Undertones of War.

7. When did Crook fight a battle with the Indians as L'Amour mentioned in Chapter 13?
(a) June 17.
(b) May 12.
(c) April 2.
(d) July 24.

8. How many holes for concrete piers could most men dig?
(a) 2.
(b) 2 ½.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

9. How much had the man L'Amour worked for in Chapter 7 spent on his mine so far?
(a) $600-700.
(b) $1,000.
(c) $500-800.
(d) $400.

10. Where did L'Amour read "Don Juan"?
(a) In a library.
(b) On an Arab dhow.
(c) In a restaurant.
(d) On a beach.

11. How long did L'Amour spend in Los Angeles?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 2 weeks.

12. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?
(a) Docks.
(b) Grocery store.
(c) Factory.
(d) Newspaper.

13. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?
(a) Building.
(b) Rock.
(c) Cow.
(d) Tree.

14. How many sandwiches did L'Amour eat a day when he was saving up to buy books by Russell, Baldwin, and Chase?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles did L'Amour walk in Chapter 4 before a large old man gave him a ride?

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

3. How old was L'Amour when he made his first attempt at creative writing?

4. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?

5. In Chapter 11, how much did Modern Library editions cost?

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