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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. What advice does Mr. Larsen give to Lonnie?
(a) He should wait awhile before getting married.
(b) He should return to his hometown.
(c) He should rebuild the car's engine.
(d) He should get a college degree.

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

3. What does Lonnie steal for their Thanksgiving meal?
(a) Hash.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Cold cuts.
(d) Eggs.

4. Why does Ralph take Lonnie to the Larsens' restaurant?
(a) For a good meal before they move on.
(b) To see the cute waitress Mr. Larsen hired.
(c) To talk to Mr. Larsen about the car.
(d) To treat him for his birthday.

5. Who shows Ralph around the movie set?
(a) Mack.
(b) Ed.
(c) Ted.
(d) Sam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people in #34 do when they arrive?

2. What does the person in #25 show Ralph?

3. To what state does Ralph decide to move?

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

5. What do the people in #34 promise?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job is Ted having a hard time filling on the movie set and how much could Ralph earn is he were willing to do it?

2. Why does Ralph's mother send him to a doctor and what is the diagnosis?

3. What advice does the train conductor give to Ralph about finding a job on a ranch?

4. What does Ralph negotiate for the next day as Lonnie works on the car?

5. How does the mechanic back out on his deal with the boys, and what does he do to try to keep the boys from taking the car?

6. What advice does Mr. Larsen eventually give Lonnie regarding the car?

7. Explain the experience the boys have while trying to get the car up the hills?

8. Why does Ralph allow Lonnie to search for a car, and what is Ralph's opinion of the car Lonnie finds?

9. Why does Ralph decide to leave Phoenix and go to Wickenburg?

10. What is Ralph's opinion of the movie set and who is surprisingly working there?

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