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

2. How much money does Ralph have hidden in the cuff of the overalls which Lonnie has taken?
(a) $1500.
(b) $700.
(c) $300.
(d) $25.

3. How much money does Ralph send to his mother each month?
(a) $5.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $10.

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

5. Ralph makes a bust of _______________ to use as a sample to get more work.
(a) His mother.
(b) A horse.
(c) Lonnie.
(d) An old cowboy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ralph add to the bust of the second banker?

2. What does Ralph send Lonnie into town to get on Christmas?

3. What dish does Lonnie ask to have on Christmas?

4. What do Ralph and Lonnie do on Christmas night?

5. How much money does Lonnie take out of their funds every night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lonnie insist on doing when he has fully paid his portion of the car?

2. Why do the boys end up driving to El Paso?

3. How do the boys spend Christmas evening?

4. What expenses do the boys incur in El Paso that really drains their funds?

5. What happens after the banker approves the clay bust?

6. How does Lonnie show his bartering skills in town?

7. Why does Ralph allow Lonnie to take undeserved credit for the clay bust projects?

8. What does Ralph not want his mother to know, and what are his plans for settling down?

9. What is Ralph's plan for making money from the art jobs when it becomes difficult finding work in the small towns outside of El Paso?

10. Why are the boys still not able to get ranch jobs, and why does Lonnie turn down a job?

(see the answer keys)

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