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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. Who was the only author L'Amour knew that wrote about hunger from experience?
(a) Anatole France.
(b) Knut Hamsun.
(c) Henri Bergson.
(d) Sigrid Undset.

2. On three occasions, how long did L'Amour go without eating anything?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 4 days.

3. How many boys in L'Amour's Golden Gloves boxing team became novice champions in their divisions?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

4. What did L'Amour believe was the best book to come out of World War I?
(a) All Quiet on the Western Front.
(b) The Long Weekend.
(c) The Case of Sergeant Grischa.
(d) Undertones of War.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Nobel Prize winners did L'Amour believe wrote in "Story."

2. When did Goethe finish the second part of "Faust"?

3. In what battle was General George Crook fought to a standstill?

4. Where was the first place that L'Amour looked for a job in Los Angeles?

5. What did L'Amour use to kill rabbits at his parents' new home?

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