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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 country was Chris Madsen from?
(a) Finland.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Denmark.
(d) Norway.

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

3. When was Seri Turi Buana installed as king?
(a) 1179.
(b) 1201.
(c) 1273.
(d) 1149.

4. While L'Amour was studying the Far East, how many books did he read in a year on the American West?
(a) 55.
(b) 45.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

5. Who was the main character of L'Amour's novel "The Walking Drum"?
(a) Shalako.
(b) William Tell Sackett.
(c) Chantry.
(d) Kerbouchard.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men did Alexander have in his army?

2. Where did L'Amour believe that a half-caste brother and sister he met in Shanghai died?

3. When did the Rev. Andrew Burnaby write "Through the Middle Settlements of North America"?

4. Who wrote the book that L'Amour had in his back pocket when he met Gillespie?

5. In California in the 1920s, how long was a boxing bout?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the plot of L'Amour's story "The Walking Drum"?

3. How did L'Amour believe that young people who loitered in the streets or gathered in gangs could find their way in the world?

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

5. Who was John Mackay? .

6. Why did L'Amour say that the western pioneers were select people?

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

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

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

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

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