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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Ralph doing at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Eating dinner.
(b) Waiting for a train.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Visiting friends.

2. Why does Ralph's doctor advise him to move out west?
(a) To get a good job.
(b) To become more independent.
(c) To learn the dude ranch business.
(d) To get plenty of healing sunshine.

3. Who had coached Ralph on which questions to ask?
(a) Dr. Lawson.
(b) Mrs. Fiely.
(c) Mr. Larsen.
(d) Mr. Denali.

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

5. Why is the type of train in #53 a good one to jump?
(a) It only runs at night.
(b) No one checks tickets on it.
(c) There is always good food on it.
(d) The men on board cannot open the door of the mail car.

6. What does Ralph accidentally break during the night?
(a) His glasses.
(b) The water bottle.
(c) The car's windshield.
(d) His ankle.

7. One of the stunts on a new movie set locations includes ______________________.
(a) a fall into a wagon.
(b) a fall down a hill.
(c) a shoot out.
(d) a drowning simulation.

8. Where did Ralph work during the war?
(a) Tire factory.
(b) Bakery.
(c) Hospital.
(d) Munitions plant.

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

10. Where do Lonnie and Ralph get most of the parts to fix the car?
(a) The mechanic's shop.
(b) The junkyard.
(c) A car dealership.
(d) An auto parts store.

11. To what city do Ralph and Lonnie go in hopes of being able to find jobs?
(a) Taos.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Phoenix.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

13. What simulation does the person in #25 show Ralph?
(a) How the actors fight.
(b) How the car crash happens.
(c) How the falls happen.
(d) How the actors are shot.

14. How do Ralph and Lonnie travel to the city in #17?
(a) Rented car.
(b) Hitchhike.
(c) Greyhound bus.
(d) Freight train.

15. Who does Ralph ask questions of at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) The doctor.
(b) The teacher.
(c) The mechanic.
(d) The attorney.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the conductor tell Ralph he should do if Ralph wants a job on a ranch?

2. Why does Ralph have a difficult time finding a job out west?

3. What does Lonnie steal for their Thanksgiving meal?

4. In Phoenix, Ralph befriends a couple who owns a ___________________.

5. Who is Ted Hawkins?

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