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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 is a big problem with the car while driving through the mountains?
(a) It overheats.
(b) The breaks give out.
(c) It cannot climb the hills.
(d) The gear sticks.

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

3. Ralph makes a deal with the movie people for _______________ per fall.
(a) $35.
(b) $100.
(c) $25.
(d) $50.

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

5. How many falls does Ralph do during the next week?
(a) 7.
(b) 13.
(c) 50.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ted advise Ralph to do today?

2. Who arrives at the movie set that night?

3. Where do Lonnie and Ralph get most of the parts to fix the car?

4. What caused Ralph to be awake during the night?

5. Why is Ralph especially glad to get the movie set job?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What deal does Ralph make with the movie people and how much does he earn in a week?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What advice does the train conductor give Ralph about jumping trains?

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

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

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