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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What languages did the man speak in addition to his native tongue who told L'Amour about the "Sejarah Melayu"?
(a) English, French, and German.
(b) German and Russian.
(c) English and Portuguese.
(d) Spanish, English, and Russian.

2. What writer did L'Amour say led off fiction about the American frontier?
(a) Captain Charles King.
(b) Mayne Reid.
(c) James W. Steele.
(d) James Fenimore Cooper.

3. Where did L'Amour read "Burning Daylight"?
(a) While working at an old mine.
(b) On a boat in Asia.
(c) While working at a factory.
(d) On a bus traveling through Texas.

4. What was Professor Walter Campbell's pen name?
(a) Stanley Vestal.
(b) Michael Williams.
(c) Robert Peters.
(d) David Andrews.

5. Who wrote "Ancient Geography of India"?
(a) Pronton.
(b) Darlington.
(c) Wyatt.
(d) Cummingham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the main character of L'Amour's novel "The Walking Drum"?

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

3. To whom did L'Amour believe the Roman soldiers sold their services and served as mercenaries?

4. On one (and possibly) three sides of L'Amour's family, how many generations have been in America?

5. In what desert did L'Amour believe that the remains of an ancient civilization might be discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

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

3. What was L'Amour's experience at Weepah?

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

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

6. When L'Amour settled down to write, what three categories was the magazine field divided into?

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

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

9. 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?

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

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