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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book by Jack London prepared L'Amour for rejection?
(a) White Fang.
(b) Martin Eden.
(c) John Barleycorn.
(d) The Call of the Wild.

2. How many books did a woman have that Russian Joe Smith lived with in China?
(a) 25.
(b) 15.
(c) 20.
(d) 30.

3. How many books were in the reading room of the Seaman's Institute?
(a) 300-400.
(b) 150.
(c) 500.
(d) 200-250.

4. After L'Amour ate his only can of food, how far was it to the town where he was headed?
(a) 45 miles.
(b) 30 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 35 miles.

5. Who was L'Amour's first employer?
(a) A grocery store.
(b) Western Union.
(c) The local newspaper.
(d) Standard Oil.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near what peak did the Apache that Peterson lived with plan to attack?

3. When did Goethe begin writing "Faust"?

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

5. How many days was L'Amour supposed to work a claim in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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