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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How wide was the Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming?
(a) 5 inches.
(b) 18 inches.
(c) ¼ of a mile.
(d) 1 miles.

2. What Chinese dynasty did L'Amour believe was one of the most glorious? .
(a) T'ang.
(b) Yuan.
(c) Qin.
(d) Shang.

3. Who wrote the quotation at the beginning of Chapter 25?
(a) Shelley.
(b) Byron.
(c) Tennyson.
(d) Wordsworth.

4. What is the first positive date for China's knowledge of Bali?
(a) 493.
(b) 977.
(c) 685.
(d) 345.

5. Where did L'Amour begin writing "Education of a Wandering Man"?
(a) Singapore.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Hong Kong.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Kumarajiva reach China?

2. How many days did it usually take the U.S.S. Boise to travel from Europe to the U.S.?

3. What book did L'Amour read by Malcom Rogers?

4. When did L'Amour sell his first short story for cash?

5. How old did Chris Madsen live to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Once L'Amour could no longer find the books he wanted in library, where did he have to find books?

2. When L'Amour began his writing career, how did he write?

3. Who was Singapore Charlie?

4. In Chapter 21, how did L'Amour get a typewriter?

5. When L'Amour settled down to write, what three categories was the magazine field divided into?

6. Who was Billy Dixon?

7. What were some social activities that were popular in the West?

8. Why didn't L'Amour ever work on a story with anyone?

9. Why was infection rare in the earliest days in the mountains?

10. Why was L'Amour impressed by the memories of Arabs during the Middle Ages?

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