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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 short stories had L'Amour written when his first novel was published?
(a) 75.
(b) About 50.
(c) 45.
(d) More than 100.

2. In what region did many of the black empires exist?
(a) Arabia.
(b) Egypt.
(c) Sudan.
(d) Niger.

3. Where did L'Amour believe that a half-caste brother and sister he met in Shanghai died?
(a) Shanghai.
(b) Nanking.
(c) Beijing.
(d) Guangzhou.

4. Who wrote "Ancient Geography of India"?
(a) Darlington.
(b) Pronton.
(c) Cummingham.
(d) Wyatt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Was the the name of L'Amour's first novel?

2. When did Kumarajiva reach China?

3. Who made up the core of Alexander's army?

4. In what desert did L'Amour believe that the remains of an ancient civilization might be discovered?

5. Who was one of the regular writers in "The Saturday Evening Post"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who was Bodhidharma?

10. How did L'Amour meet a man named Gillespie?

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