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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 Ralph stock up on while in town?
(a) Groceries.
(b) Bubble gum.
(c) Bullets.
(d) Comic books.

2. What town do the boys reach by Christmas Eve?
(a) Ft. Thomas.
(b) Ft. Meade.
(c) Ft. Washington.
(d) Ft. McKinley.

3. How much does Ralph pay Lonnie for each bust?
(a) $1.
(b) $10.
(c) $3.
(d) $5.

4. Who is Ralph's sister to whom Ralph sends money?
(a) Grace.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Joy.
(d) Marie.

5. Essentially, Lonnie is _______________ to Ralph and the clay bust business.
(a) a bonus.
(b) a critical part.
(c) a threat.
(d) a nuisance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What town do Ralph and Lonnie stop in in Chapter 9?

2. What does Lonnie give to Ralph for Christmas?

3. What does Ralph take to the local bank in Safford?

4. In what state is the town of Safford located?

5. What does Ralph buy Lonnie when he is in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ralph take to the bank in Safford and what offer does he make there?

2. How is Lonnie more of a hindrance than a help regarding the clay bust work and what does Ralph need to do so that the artwork will not be ruined?

3. What advice does the bank receptionist have for Ralph?

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

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

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

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

8. What does Ralph decide to do when Lonnie starts to drain his money and what kind of person does this show Ralph to be?

9. What startling fact does Ralph learn related to Lonnie's leaving town?

10. How does Lonnie occupy his time when Ralph is working on the clay busts?

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