Shaking the Nickel Bush Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ralph Moody
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 125 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Shaking the Nickel Bush Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Ralph Moody
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the people in #34 do when they arrive?
(a) Meet the rest of the crew.
(b) Have dinner.
(c) Test their equipment.
(d) Get drunk.

2. Why is Ralph extra concerned about making money?
(a) He has to maintain a special diet.
(b) He needs to rent an apartment.
(c) He wants to buy a car.
(d) He promised to send money to his mother.

3. Why does Ralph have a difficult time finding a job out west?
(a) He is too young.
(b) He is too scrawny.
(c) He doesn't have any employable skills.
(d) Returning soldiers are given preference.

4. How much does Ralph pay for the car?
(a) $125.
(b) $225.
(c) $425.
(d) $85.

5. The conductor tells Ralph that if Ralph ever needs to jump a train again he should jump a _______________ train.
(a) passenger.
(b) mail.
(c) cattle.
(d) grains.

6. What does the person in #25 show Ralph?
(a) The sound equipment.
(b) The cafeteria.
(c) The places for the horse falls.
(d) The actors' trailers.

7. What does Ted show the riders before their stunts?
(a) How to rein a horse.
(b) Where their marks are.
(c) How to take a fall.
(d) Where the camera will pan.

8. What does the car run into, leaving dent's in the car's back end?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) A guard rail.
(c) A tree.
(d) A rubbish pile.

9. What does the conductor tell Ralph he should do if Ralph wants a job on a ranch?
(a) Build up his muscles.
(b) Learn how to lasso.
(c) Use him as a reference.
(d) Buy a car.

10. What does Ralph eventually buy?
(a) Two complete outfits.
(b) A saddle and a horse.
(c) Two saddles.
(d) A saddle and chaps.

11. Why is Ralph especially glad to get the movie set job?
(a) He loves meeting movie stars.
(b) He wants to be an actor.
(c) He has his first real meal in days.
(d) He likes working outdoors.

12. How much does the mechanic charge Ralph and Lonnie for using his tools?
(a) $75.
(b) $25.
(c) $100.
(d) $50.

13. What is attached to the horse's shoe for the movie?
(a) A medal.
(b) A trip wire.
(c) A ribbon.
(d) A microphone.

14. How much money does Ralph earn the next week?
(a) More than $400.
(b) More than $1000.
(c) More than $750.
(d) More than $200.

15. What does Ralph analyze from his observations on the movie set?
(a) The professionalism of the actors.
(b) The cowboys' hard falls.
(c) The lighting changes.
(d) The director's orders.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ralph practice falling?

2. What does Ted advise Ralph to do today?

3. Who helps Lonnie work on the car?

4. What town do the boys pull into on their second day of the trip?

5. Who is Lonnie?

(see the answer keys)

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