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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 23 and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What author did L'Amour think he might emulate at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) Joseph Conrad.
(b) James Fennimore Cooper.
(c) Earnest Hemingway.
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne.

2. In what mountains was the claim where L'Amour worked in Chapter 7?
(a) Klamath.
(b) Santa Cruz.
(c) Coyote.
(d) Owl's Head.

3. How many books did L'Amour have in his personal library?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 17,000.

4. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?
(a) 1821.
(b) 1849.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1826.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Professor Walter Campbell's pen name?

2. Where did Pete's manager own and operate a cafe?

3. What was the name of the boxing magazine published in St. Paul?

4. In Chapter 11, how much did Modern Library editions cost?

5. Where did Russian Joe Smith get picked up?

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