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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did L'Amour sell his first short story for cash?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1938.

2. What author was L'Amour reading when a pedantic professor gave him a ride?
(a) Nietzche.
(b) Engels.
(c) Comte.
(d) Schopenhauer.

3. Who wrote what L'Amour considered to be the best history of Japan?
(a) Charles Terry.
(b) David Hampton.
(c) Robert Wyatt.
(d) George Sansom.

4. Where did L'Amour work in a veneer plant?
(a) Utah.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Washington.
(d) California.

5. Where did L'Amour go to high school?
(a) Texas.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) North Dakota.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Pete Boering when L'Amour met him?

2. What was the name of the only other ship that made the crossing during the storm L'Amour encountered on the Boise?

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

4. Where did the shipwreck take place that was written about in Shakespeare's "Tempest"?

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

(see the answer key)

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