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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1826.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1832.

3. Where did L'Amour have his first and worst bout with seasickness?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Cape Hatteras.
(c) Tahiti.
(d) West Indies.

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

5. At the time L'Amour wrote the book, at how many universities and colleges had he lectured?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 30.
(d) 40.

6. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?
(a) Klamath.
(b) Santa Cruz.
(c) Owl's Head.
(d) Coyote.

7. What Indian territory surrounded Stein's Pass?
(a) Apache.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Commanche.

8. How tall was L'Amour as an adult?
(a) 7 feet 1 inch.
(b) 6 feet 2 inches.
(c) 6 feet 4 inches.
(d) 5 feet. 11 inches.

9. How fast would a camel travel?
(a) 2 ½ to 3 mph.
(b) 10 mph.
(c) 4 mph.
(d) 1 to 2 mph.

10. What was the nationality of the man who was able to dig 4 holes a day for concrete piers along with L'Amour?
(a) Norwegian.
(b) German.
(c) French.
(d) Dutch.

11. In Chapter 12, how much did an Irishman loan L'Amour?
(a) $5.
(b) $10.
(c) $20.
(d) $15.

12. How long was Doubtful Canyon?
(a) 9 miles.
(b) 8-10 miles.
(c) 3-5 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

13. How many rounds might L'Amour go in a day with Pete before he met Billy?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 60.

14. Where did L'Amour send a review of the book "Anthony Adverse"?
(a) Sunday Oklahoman.
(b) Journal Tribune.
(c) Journal Record.
(d) Oklahoma Constitution.

15. How old was Pete Boering when L'Amour met him?
(a) 26.
(b) 28.
(c) 30.
(d) 32.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the old man have in the mine he wanted L'Amour to work in in Chapter 7?

3. Who did L'Amour work out with a few times at the YMCA gym?

4. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?

5. Where did most of the stories in "Arabian Nights" originate?

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