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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. At the end of Chapter 22, what country did L'Amour mention that was invaded many times, but never invaded anyone?

2. What writer did L'Amour say led off fiction about the American frontier?

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

4. Was the the name of L'Amour's first novel?

5. What book did L'Amour mention that was a somewhat pornographic Chinese novel?

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

3. Who was Billy Dixon?

4. Who was Bodhidharma?

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

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

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

8. Who was John Mackay? .

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

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

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 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 17, L'Amour wanted to learn more about Asia and Africa. Discuss why, what, and how L'Amour wanted to learn about Asia and Africa.

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