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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. How many sandwiches did L'Amour eat a day when he was saving up to buy books by Russell, Baldwin, and Chase?

2. How fast would a camel travel?

3. What did L'Amour drink after his walk from Death Valley?

4. Who was L'Amour's first employer?

5. What animal did Cheng Ho bring back from Africa for the emperor's zoo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did L'Amour have to say about plots in stories?

3. How did L'Amour keep from being disappointed by the constant flow of rejection slips he received?

4. Who was Pete Petrolle?

5. What type of work did L'Amour do in a veneer plant?

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

7. What were bookstores like in Chapter 10?

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

9. How did Shorty Harris lose a rich claim?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 21, after L'Amour listened to a speech where the man stumbled and foundered and everyone suffered with the speaker, L'Amour decided he need to learn how to speak in public. Discuss why and how L'Amour became a public speaker.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 14, L'Amour stated that books were valuable and must be preserved. Discuss the value that L'Amour place on books.

Essay Topic 3

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

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