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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Dixon when he came west?

2. 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?

3. While L'Amour was studying the Far East, how many books did he read in a year on the American West?

4. When did L'Amour sell his first short story for cash?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Bodhidharma?

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

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. What was Nalanda University?

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

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

7. Who was Billy Dixon?

8. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 16, when L'Amour began dedicating his time to writing, there were three different types of markets for short stories. Discuss the different types of markets there were for short stories.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 11, L'Amour proposed that only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance. Discuss why only someone who had learned much could appreciate his ignorance.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 9, L'Amour described the lives of men who were waiting for jobs at sea. Discuss how men who were unemployed sailors spent their time.

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