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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. When was Seri Turi Buana installed as king?

2. How much did Singapore Charlie weigh?

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

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

5. Who wrote what L'Amour considered to be the best history of Japan?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

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

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

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

10. Why was infection rare in the earliest days in the mountains?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11-12, L'Amour discussed how writers obtained ideas for their writing. Discuss some ways writers obtained ideas for writing.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 21, after L'Amour listened to a speech where the man stumbled and foundered and everyone suffered with the speaker, L'Amour decided he need to learn how to speak in public. Discuss why and how L'Amour became a public speaker.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 14, L'Amour stated that books were valuable and must be preserved. Discuss the value that L'Amour place on books.

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