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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. Where did L'Amour settle down to try to become a writer?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

2. How old was Dixon when he came west?
(a) 16.
(b) 31.
(c) 14.
(d) 23.

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

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

5. How many days did it take when L'Amour and his fellow officers traveled on the U.S.S. Boise to get from Europe to the U.S. .
(a) 16 days
(b) 5 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 8 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country was Chris Madsen from?

2. What book did L'Amour review that began his study of Africa?

3. What city was Oak Creek Canyon near?

4. What writer and naturalist was on the spot when the New Madrid earthquake happened?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Bodhidharma?

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

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

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

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

7. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

8. 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?

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

10. What did L'Amour remember about reading one cold night in Paris?

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