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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. Why does Lonnie keep working after he is hurt?
(a) There is so much to do.
(b) He doesn't realize how badly he is injured.
(c) There is a girl there he is trying to impress.
(d) He fears ridicule.

2. What do Lonnie, Jesse and Lonzo do in Thalia?
(a) Go to the movies.
(b) Try to pick up girls.
(c) Register for school.
(d) Have ice cream at the soda fountain.

3. What does Halmea think Jesse needs?
(a) To move to California, the land of opportunity.
(b) A job on a more modern ranch.
(c) A wife and children.
(d) To work as a mechanic at the new service station.

4. What big city does Lonnie remember?
(a) Tulsa.
(b) Oklahoma City.
(c) Fort Worth.
(d) Houston.

5. How does Larry feel about Hud?
(a) Hates him.
(b) Adores him.
(c) Looks up to him and hopes to be like him.
(d) Envies him but avoids him.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Lonnie at the opening of Chapter 1?

2. Of what does Lonnie dream?

3. What is Larry's grandmother's most outstanding characteristic?

4. What is Halmea doing in the kitchen when Lonnie carries in groceries?

5. Who does Lonnie see in Thalia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Granddad come to marry his second wife?

2. What does Halmea think Jesse needs and what is his response?

3. For what is Hud late the next morning and what is Granny's response?

4. Where does Lonnie go that evening with Jesse and Lonzo and whom does he see?

5. Who is Newt Garrett and why does he come to the ranch?

6. What do the boys do after returning to Thalia?

7. What happens that makes Halmea cry and what is her response to Lonnie?

8. What is the most exciting event of the year for Thalia and how does Lonnie feel about it?

9. What is a tender scene between Lonnie and Halmea when Lonnie goes in the house?

10. What happens when the state vet arrives the next day at the ranch?

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