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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. Which of the following words best describes Ralph?
(a) Haughty.
(b) Modest.
(c) Arrogant.
(d) Vain.

2. What clay figure is Ralph working on for the bank receptionist?
(a) Horse's head.
(b) Little girl.
(c) Sailboat.
(d) Ballerina.

3. What does Ralph take to the local bank in Safford?
(a) Letter of credit.
(b) Pay check.
(c) Bag of nickels.
(d) Clay horse's head.

4. What does Ralph do when Lonnie says he is broke in Kansas City?
(a) He tells Lonnie to sell the car.
(b) He tells Lonnie to get a job.
(c) He gives Lonnie some money.
(d) He tells Lonnie he doesn't have any money to give him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much does Ralph pay Lonnie for each bust?

2. What does Lonnie walk into town to get?

3. How much money does Ralph have hidden in the cuff of the overalls which Lonnie has taken?

4. Ralph makes busts made of clay and ____________.

5. What does Ralph do when the boys return to camp?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What food is Ralph preparing for Christmas dinner and what ingredients does he send Lonnie to town to purchase?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

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