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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ray find profound as he sits and contemplates the immensity of the mountains?
(a) His mind
(b) Japhy
(c) Silence
(d) The trees

2. Who does Ray spend time with when the rest of the family is gone for the day?
(a) His old friends
(b) Neighbors
(c) Dogs
(d) Cats

3. Who comes with Japhy's sister when she visits him?
(a) Her girlfriend
(b) Her stepdad
(c) Her mom
(d) Her fiance

4. In what city does Ray's mother live?
(a) Asheville
(b) Rocky Mount
(c) Springfield
(d) Pleasanton

5. During the party, which character returns to his sleeping bag and decides to sleep alone?
(a) Ray
(b) Sean
(c) Alvah
(d) Japhy

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray purchase in order to share with the other hobo on the train with him?

2. Where does Ray go to when he catches a train, hobo-style after leaving Cody's house?

3. Who wants to take a rest when the men are hiking together?

4. Where did the girlfriend in #64 finally go in order to kill herself?

5. What did Ray notice about the big Texan with whom he rides?

(see the answer key)

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