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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. How does Lonnie feel about the process of making the busts?
(a) He is mildly interested.
(b) He pays no attention to it.
(c) He is bored.
(d) He is fascinated.

2. What else does Lonnie pick up while he is in town?
(a) Gloves.
(b) Piano music.
(c) A winter coat.
(d) Food for Christmas dinner.

3. What does Ralph do when the boys return to camp?
(a) Accidentally drops the clay bust.
(b) Digs up more clay.
(c) Breaks the mold away from the first clay bust.
(d) Wraps the bust in cheesecloth.

4. What does Ralph add to the bust of the second banker?
(a) Cigar.
(b) Glasses.
(c) Hat.
(d) Mustache.

5. What does Ralph offer to do for the banker?
(a) Make a bust.
(b) Run errands.
(c) Clean the bank.
(d) Wash his car.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does the banker give Ralph as a deposit on the bust?

2. Ralph jumps a freight train bound for which town?

3. How much money will Ralph need to make the purchase in #170?

4. Where do the boys drive through the next morning?

5. What does Ralph want to buy in Colorado?

Short Essay Questions

1. What positive points does Ralph have to focus on after Lonnie leaves with the car and all Ralph's money?

2. How much of a down payment does the banker give Ralph and how quickly does Ralph prepare the banker's clay bust?

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

4. What troubles do the boys have with the car at the Indian reservation and then as they reach Ft. Thomas?

5. 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?

6. Why do the boys stop in the town of Globe in their travels?

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

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

9. What is shown about the boys' personalities in this section?

10. Why does Lonnie have to walk to town the next morning?

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