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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did L'Amour eat breakfast with an old man who gave him a ride in Chapter 4?
(a) Crane.
(b) Abilene.
(c) Bowie.
(d) Ballinger.

2. How many books and plays did L'Amour read in 1930?
(a) 87.
(b) 142.
(c) 115.
(d) 94.

3. How many acres did the home have that L'Amour brought his parents to after they left Oregon?
(a) 8.
(b) 14.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. How old was L'Amour when he made his first attempt at creative writing?
(a) 14.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

5. What did L'Amour eat out of a can after he damaged the Model T?
(a) Corn.
(b) Peas.
(c) Apricots.
(d) Pears.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was L'Amour's father's occupation?

2. In Chapter 12, how much did an Irishman loan L'Amour?

3. Where was Muhammed Dulfakir's shop located?

4. How tall was L'Amour as an adult?

5. Where did L'Amour go after his suitcase was stolen?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did L'Amour say that it was an act of kindness when the Roman soldiers gave Jesus a drink of vinegar on the cross?

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

3. Describe the mine where L'Amour was to be a caretaker.

4. How did L'Amour save himself a lot of hardship?

5. What types of hunger had L'Amour known in his life?

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

7. Describe the Indian who lived neared the mine L'Amour worked at?

8. What was L'Amour's view of education?

9. What did L'Amour do when he finally got to Barstow after working on a mine claim?

10. Who was the man in Chapter 4 who gave L'Amour a ride to Tucson?

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