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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did L'Amour work in a veneer plant?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why didn't L'Amour look for a job right away when he got to Los Angeles?

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

3. Why didn't L'Amour recommend his way of learning to others?

4. What would L'Amour do after being paid for skinning cattle?

5. Why did L'Amour work so many jobs?

6. What two reasons influenced L'Amour to drop out of school?

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

8. How did L'Amour describe his life?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, L'Amour explained his views of what an education was and was not. Discuss L'Amour's definition and views of an education.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 8 L'Amour discussed how writers learn their trade. Discuss L'Amour's view of writing and his efforts to write.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, L'Amour proposed that only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance. Discuss why only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance.

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