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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far did L'Amour have to walk to mail his manuscripts in Chapter 15?
(a) 10 blocks
(b) 4 blocks.
(c) 3 miles.
(d) 1 mile.

2. In Chapter 4, where was the machinist from who was headed to a job in El Paso?
(a) Biloxi.
(b) Jacksonville.
(c) Shreveport.
(d) St. Petersburg.

3. How many years did it take for Flaubert to complete "Madame Bovary"?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

4. After registering with the Marine Services Bureau, how long did L'Amour discover it might take before he would get a job?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 8 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did L'Amour hit in Chapter 8?

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

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

4. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?

5. Where did Russian Joe Smith get picked up?

(see the answer key)

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