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

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

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

4. Who is Ted Hawkins?
(a) Ralph's group captain.
(b) Ralph's godfather.
(c) Lonnie's father.
(d) A train engineer.

5. What does Ralph buy to entertain himself while he is recovering?
(a) Clay.
(b) Journal.
(c) Puzzles.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ted advise Ralph to do today?

2. Most of the riders on the movie set make how many falls?

3. To what city do Ralph and Lonnie go in hopes of being able to find jobs?

4. With whom does Ralph reunite in Chapter 6?

5. What do the people in #34 promise?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Ralph teach himself to do at the movie set?

3. Why was Ralph not able to serve in the military during World War I?

4. What does Lonnie do while driving and learning that Ralph is willing to let Lonnie be part owner of the vehicle?

5. Why does Ralph give the train conductor a gift and what gift does he give?

6. Who are the Larsens and what role do they play in Ralph's life?

7. What is revealed about Ralph's character in the first two chapters?

8. Who creates a commotion on the movie set one night?

9. What is the important thing that Ted shows Ralph as he gives him a tour of the movie set?

10. What are Ralph's plans for employment when he reaches Arizona and why does he have a hard time finding a job?

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