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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. How far did L'Amour have to walk to mail his manuscripts in Chapter 15?

2. Whose translation of the Shah-nama did L'Amour prefer?

3. In the Adobe Walls fight, how many buffalo hunters fought off Comanche and Kiowa warriors?

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

5. Where did L'Amour attend Officers' Candidate School?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did L'Amour remember about reading one cold night in Paris?

3. What was the New Madrid earthquake?

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

5. Who was Singapore Charlie?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 22, L'Amour mentioned that he preferred to use primary sources. Discuss the difference between primary and secondary sources and why L'Amour preferred primary sources.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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