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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. How much money does Lonnie take out of their funds every night?
2. Lonnie brags to a crowd of people that he and Ralph are _________________.
3. Where do the boys drive through the next morning?
4. Ralph jumps a freight train bound for which town?
5. What does Ralph buy for himself when they reach the town in #151?
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. What does Ralph decide to do when Lonnie starts to drain his money and what kind of person does this show Ralph to be?
3. 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?
4. What troubles do the boys have with the car at the Indian reservation and then as they reach Ft. Thomas?
5. How much of a down payment does the banker give Ralph and how quickly does Ralph prepare the banker's clay bust?
6. What does Ralph not want his mother to know, and what are his plans for settling down?
7. What does Lonnie do in his overzealous approach to the clay bust for the banker?
8. What does Lonnie insist on doing when he has fully paid his portion of the car?
9. What does Lonnie do as Ralph works on the clay bust?
10. Why do the boys end up driving to El Paso?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Create a character study of Lonnie. What are his physical characteristics? What are his motivations? What are his fears? What are his dreams? What else can you say about Lonnie?
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast Ralph and Lonnie. Both young men are trying to carve out new lives but seem to have different methods and goals. How are Ralph and Lonnie alike? How are they different? On what things do they agree? What is the thing that threatens to separate them? What other similarities and dissimilarities are there between the two characters?
Essay Topic 3
Coming of age is an important theme in "Shaking the Nickel Bush". Can you cite an example to support this theme? Name two other themes and cite examples to support your answer.
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