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

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

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

4. What do Ralph and Lonnie do on Christmas night?

5. Ralph and Lonnie begin making frequent trips to ___________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How do the boys spend Christmas evening?

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

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

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

6. What does Lonnie do in his overzealous approach to the clay bust for the banker?

7. What does Ralph decide to do when Lonnie starts to drain his money and what kind of person does this show Ralph to be?

8. Why are the boys still not able to get ranch jobs, and why does Lonnie turn down a job?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain some of the examples of regionalism found in the book. Can regionalism include more than accents and food? What else encompasses the culture and personality of a region? What are the major differences Ralph found in his new life in Arizona as opposed to the life he led before in Boston?

Essay Topic 2

Explain the typical prognosis for someone like Ralph who is diagnosed with diabetes in the early 1900s. Why was Ralph's trip important in many ways? What was Ralph's state of mind in trying to change the course of his life despite the prognosis?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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