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

2. Where did L'Amour read "Burning Daylight"?
(a) On a boat in Asia.
(b) While working at an old mine.
(c) On a bus traveling through Texas.
(d) While working at a factory.

3. How many bronze stars was L'Amour awarded?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

4. What was the name of the small railroad that L'Amour would take to the wilderness area of Sycamore Canyon in Arizona?
(a) Burlington.
(b) Aqua-Neuve.
(c) Pacific Northern.
(d) Verde-Mix.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did L'Amour believe that the C.C. Brown translation of the "Sejarah Melayu" was written?

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

3. Who was the Navajo artist whose painting appeared on L'Amour's book, "The Haunted Mesa"?

4. In what region did many of the black empires exist?

5. How large is the desert of Taklamakan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Billy Dixon?

2. Describe the brother and sister L'Amour met in Shanghai.

3. How did L'Amour learn about the "Sejarah Melayu"?

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

5. Who was John Mackay? .

6. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

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

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

9. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

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