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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lonnie focus on as Ralph does the majority of the work?
(a) Preparing the meals.
(b) Looking for ranch jobs.
(c) Fixing the car.
(d) Writing letters home.

2. Which word best describes Ralph and Lonnie?
(a) Vicious.
(b) Adaptable.
(c) Greedy.
(d) Selfish.

3. How much money does Ralph send to his sister?
(a) $40.
(b) $500.
(c) $1000.
(d) $20.

4. What does Ralph find in the hotel room?
(a) A goodbye note from Lonnie.
(b) A basket of fruit.
(c) A newly pressed suit.
(d) A chocolate on his pillow.

5. What does Lonnie do while Ralph works on the bust?
(a) Strips the old paint off the car.
(b) Changes the spark plugs in the car.
(c) Looks for jobs on ranches.
(d) Develops a sales plan for more busts.

6. What item of Ralph's does Lonnie trade for a used tire and some gas?
(a) Wool blanket.
(b) Cowboy hat.
(c) Pocket watch.
(d) Clay horse.

7. What does Ralph buy for himself when they reach the town in #151?
(a) New suit.
(b) Pocket watch.
(c) Hat.
(d) Overcoat.

8. What idea does the receptionist give to Ralph?
(a) He could get a job at the general store.
(b) He should get a room at a boardinghouse.
(c) He should open a restaurant.
(d) Other bankers would also like to have busts made.

9. What does Ralph offer to do for the banker?
(a) Run errands.
(b) Clean the bank.
(c) Wash his car.
(d) Make a bust.

10. What does Ralph want to buy in Colorado?
(a) A house.
(b) A new wardrobe.
(c) A new car.
(d) A ranch.

11. What do Ralph and Lonnie do on Christmas night?
(a) Drive to the next town.
(b) Work on the car.
(c) Go to church.
(d) Sing Christmas carols.

12. How much money does Ralph collect from the banker as the balance of the payment for the bust?
(a) $15.
(b) $75.
(c) $25.
(d) $100.

13. What else does Lonnie pick up while he is in town?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Piano music.
(c) Food for Christmas dinner.
(d) A winter coat.

14. What does Ralph take to the local bank in Safford?
(a) Pay check.
(b) Clay horse's head.
(c) Letter of credit.
(d) Bag of nickels.

15. Where do the boys drive through the next morning?
(a) A mining town.
(b) The desert.
(c) A cattle drive.
(d) An Indian reservation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph stock up on while in town?

2. How much does the banker give Ralph as a deposit on the bust?

3. How does Lonnie feel about the process of making the busts?

4. What town do the boys reach by Christmas Eve?

5. Ralph makes busts made of clay and ____________.

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