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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. What languages did the man speak in addition to his native tongue who told L'Amour about the "Sejarah Melayu"?

2. Who wrote "The Army of the Future"?

3. Where did L'Amour's first contact in Shanghai come from?

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

5. In California in the 1920s, how long was a boxing bout?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

6. Who was Billy Dixon?

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

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

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

10. Who was John Mackay? .

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss L'Amour mean when he said that t a writer's brain was like a magician's hat.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, L'Amour heard many a tale while wandering from job to job. Discuss the tales L'Amour heard and lessons he learned.

Essay Topic 3

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

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