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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 desert did a part of five monks travel through in A.D. 399?

2. Where was the small journal published that published some of L'Amour's poetry in Chapter 15?

3. When were the Wolfville stories written?

4. What was the name of the small railroad that L'Amour would take to the wilderness area of Sycamore Canyon in Arizona?

5. Who was one of the millionaires of the Comstock Lode that L'Amour said walked into Virginia City broken and left with $200 million?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Bodhidharma?

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

5. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

7. How was L'Amour first able to learn the stories from Iran's great Book of Kings?

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

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

10. Who was John Mackay? .

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 16, when L'Amour began dedicating his time to writing, there were three different types of markets for short stories. Discuss the different types of markets there were for short stories.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 4, L'Amour began riding the rails with other hobos. Compare and contrast some of the men L'Amour met when riding the rails.

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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