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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 quality of Lonnie's does Ralph not like?
(a) Lonnie drinks a bit too much.
(b) Lonnie takes credit for work he has not done.
(c) Lonnie never pays for food.
(d) Lonnie never re-pays loans.

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

3. What does Ralph buy in El Paso?
(a) Comic books.
(b) Train ticket.
(c) Art supplies.
(d) Boots.

4. What material does Ralph use to cast the clay bust?
(a) Marble.
(b) Ivory.
(c) Plaster.
(d) Amber.

5. When does Ralph show the banker the clay bust?
(a) In two months.
(b) The next week.
(c) The next day.
(d) In a few hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT an ingredient necessary to make the dish in #114?

2. How much money does Ralph collect from the banker as the balance of the payment for the bust?

3. What town do the boys reach by Christmas Eve?

4. What is the occasion for Ralph's buying Lonnie the gifts?

5. How much money does Ralph send to his sister?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

4. How do the boys manage to get the milk necessary for the rice pudding?

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

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

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

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

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

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