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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. What book by Jack London prepared L'Amour for rejection?
(a) White Fang.
(b) The Call of the Wild.
(c) John Barleycorn.
(d) Martin Eden.

2. When did Sun-tzu write about the basic principles of military strategy?
(a) 500 A.D.
(b) 1,000 A.D.
(c) 1,000 B.C.
(d) 500 B.C.

3. During the year that L'Amour kept track of the books he read, how many did he read while waiting for people?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 15.
(d) 30.

4. What was L'Amour's father's occupation?
(a) Librarian.
(b) Professor.
(c) Veterinarian.
(d) Doctor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did L'Amour send a review of the book "Anthony Adverse"?

3. How many volumes of books by Alexandre Dumas did L'Amour find on the shelves of the library?

4. Where did L'Amour go to high school?

5. On three occasions, how long did L'Amour go without eating anything?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did L'Amour believe that universities provided?

2. How did L'Amour get away from the steelworker who expected L'Amour to take care of him?

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

4. Who had all the advantages when it comes to adventure?

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

6. Before L'Amour ended up in Singapore, what were some jobs he had held?

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

8. What were the "Little Blue Books"?

9. Why didn't L'Amour believe that the sites of the battles during the American-Indian wars was a matter of chance?

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

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