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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trouble do the boys have with the car on this day?

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

3. Ralph cannot mold the mouth on the attorney's bust in any way other than a _______________.

4. What ingredient is Lonnie unable to get on his trip to town?

5. What material does Ralph use to cast the clay bust?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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 does Lonnie have to walk to town the next morning?

7. What does Ralph encourage Lonnie to do when Lonnie tells him he is broke, and what does Ralph think when Lonnie leaves the theater halfway through a movie?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Does Moody end the story on a note of hope for Ralph or the continuance of her struggle to come to terms with flawed relationships and evolving trends and ways of life? Give your perspective and two reasons to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

What is the point of view of the story? What are the benefits and the limitations to this particular point of view? How is the point of view determined? Provide an example that supports your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Moody is a master at dramatic devices. Choose an example of symbolism, metaphors, and irony, briefly describe them and identify the technique which they embody.

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