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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. Ralph learns about how a man should react ___________________.
(a) if he is in love.
(b) as he gets bad news.
(c) as the horse falls.
(d) during a crisis.

2. Where is Ralph forced to sleep when his money runs out?
(a) A mission.
(b) A church.
(c) The bus terminal.
(d) The stockyards.

3. What is the job in the town in #20?
(a) Cattle brander.
(b) Road crew worker.
(c) House painter.
(d) Stunt man on movie set.

4. Where does Ralph practice falling?
(a) A set of stairs.
(b) A moving car.
(c) A gravel-covered hill.
(d) A bicycle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Larsen give to Ralph and Lonnie before they leave town?

2. Why does Ralph's doctor advise him to move out west?

3. Where does Ralph go to look for saddles for Lonnie and himself?

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

5. Lonnie tells Ralph that the __________________ on the car is broken.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Lonnie have to walk back to Mesa the next day?

3. How does the second group of riders fare when it is their turn to take the falls?

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

5. What are Ralph's two main concerns when he is unable to secure a job after a week?

6. 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?

7. How does Ralph spend his first day on the movie set?

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

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

10. Who is Ralph's family doctor and what does the doctor encourage Ralph to do to help his condition?

(see the answer keys)

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