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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. What languages did the man speak in addition to his native tongue who told L'Amour about the "Sejarah Melayu"?
(a) English and Portuguese.
(b) German and Russian.
(c) English, French, and German.
(d) Spanish, English, and Russian.

2. On one (and possibly) three sides of L'Amour's family, how many generations have been in America?
(a) 5.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 8.

3. What book did L'Amour mention that was a somewhat pornographic Chinese novel?
(a) Saving a Prostitute.
(b) The Water Margin.
(c) Dream of the Red Chamber.
(d) Chin P'ing Mei.

4. Who wrote "The Mississippi Valley Frontier"?
(a) Mosey.
(b) Salzman.
(c) Caruso.
(d) Engels.

5. On what Indian reservation was Mancos Canyon located?
(a) Hopi.
(b) Navajo.
(c) Hualapai.
(d) Ute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What desert did a part of five monks travel through in A.D. 399?

2. Where did L'Amour read "Burning Daylight"?

3. On the U.S.S. Boise returning from France, where was the boy from who fascinated L'Amour with tales of his experiences in Burma and India?

4. How many bronze stars was L'Amour awarded?

5. How far did L'Amour have to walk to mail his manuscripts in Chapter 15?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Billy Dixon?

2. Why did a woman want a dentist to set a diamond in one of her front teeth?

3. Why did L'Amour believe he should have known better when he thought the U.S.S. Boise would get him home in 4-4 ½ days?

4. What was L'Amour's experience at Weepah?

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

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

7. Why did L'Amour regret not stealing some books?

8. How was L'Amour first able to learn the stories from Iran's great Book of Kings?

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

10. After World War II when L'Amour was living in Los Angeles, where would L'Amour often go?

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