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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. In ancient times, how many ships a day might sail from the Red Sea coast of Egypt to India?

2. What country western singer visited Mesa Verde with L'Amour and his family?

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

4. What is the first positive date for China's knowledge of Bali?

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. Who was Billy Dixon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What was Nalanda University?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 6, L'Amour took a job where he was totally alone. Discuss the job and how it affected those who worked there.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, L'Amour drifted down to the sea for a job. Discuss L'Amour's experiences as a seaman.

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of Chapter 7 is a quote about daring to do hard things. Discuss how L'Amour was a person who didn't hesitate to do hard things.

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