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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 did I-Tsing make a pilgrimage to India and the islands to study Buddhism?

2. Who wrote a law book that was the key to much western law?

3. How far did L'Amour have to walk to mail his manuscripts in Chapter 15?

4. Where did L'Amour settle down to try to become a writer?

5. In the Adobe Walls fight, how many buffalo hunters fought off Comanche and Kiowa warriors?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

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

3. Who was Singapore Charlie?

4. Why was L'Amour impressed by the memories of Arabs during the Middle Ages?

5. Who was Bodhidharma?

6. Why did a woman want a dentist to set a diamond in one of her front teeth?

7. Who was Billy Dixon?

8. How did L'Amour believe that a people group could be understood?

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

10. Who was John Mackay? .

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 28, L'Amour stated that his book was a record of his search for knowledge. Discuss why the book was a record of L'Amour's search for knowledge.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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