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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 the shipwreck take place that was written about in Shakespeare's "Tempest"?
(a) Bermuda.
(b) Puerto Rico.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Jamaica.

2. In what battle was General George Crook fought to a standstill?
(a) Battle of Infernal Caverns.
(b) Battle of the Rosebud.
(c) Battle of Beecher Island.
(d) Battle of Cibecue.

3. Where did L'Amour go after his suitcase was stolen?
(a) Fresno.
(b) Santa Clara.
(c) Barstow.
(d) Oxnard.

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

5. Where did L'Amour met a group of university professors in the 1920s who were exciting, stimulating, and fun?
(a) University of Oklahoma.
(b) University of Missouri.
(c) University of Michigan.
(d) University of Iowa.

Short Answer Questions

1. During the year that L'Amour kept track of the books he read, how many did he read while waiting for people?

2. In Chapter 4, where was the machinist from who was headed to a job in El Paso?

3. How old was L'Amour when he met Pete?

4. How old was L'Amour when he left school?

5. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did L'Amour have to walk from Death Valley?

2. How did L'Amour describe his life?

3. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

4. Who was Pete Petrolle?

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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