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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. Why does Millman become more dejected as time passes on his travels?
(a) He finds nothing that isn't available in the West in bookstores.
(b) He is overwhelmed by the different paths one can take to enlightment.
(c) He thinks everyone he meets is a hypocrite.
(d) He cannot make any lasting connections.

2. With what has Mama Chia put Dan in touch?
(a) Dan's daughter.
(b) God.
(c) His inner records.
(d) Another man on a similar journey.

3. What happened that made Dan go out so foolishly unprepared?
(a) He lost the second page of Ruth's note.
(b) He thought Ruth would think him strong if he took nothing on the journey.
(c) He was suicidal.
(d) He thought he was tougher than he is.

4. What does she do after drawing the figure?
(a) Dances.
(b) Sings.
(c) Goes into a trance.
(d) Prays.

5. What strikes Millman by its grandeur?
(a) The Taj Mahal.
(b) The Himalayas.
(c) The Ganges River.
(d) The Purarimjes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Socrates predict in a letter?

2. What does Mama Chia say when Dan tells her he is drained and depressed?

3. At what time of the year does Millman arrive in Delhi?

4. Who is Victor?

5. What does Socrates say about the search for ultimate meaning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the college give Dan and where does he go?

2. What does Dan realize he must do at this time in his life?

3. What do you think about what Mama Chia says about suffering?

4. What is the island of Molokai and why is it appropriate that Dan wash up on its shore?

5. Why do you think Mama Chia resumes her work as midwife and kahuna after receiving a letter from Socrates about Dan?

6. Did you think it is smart of Dan to just mount a surfboard and go out from shore having no experience with this kind of activity?

7. What does Mama Chia tell Dan after waking him from sleeping for 36 hours, and what do you think she means?

8. What is the irony of Dan's situation out on the vast Pacific Ocean?

9. Dan falls asleep, which could be what is called in literary terms, a "narrative contrivance." What do you think that means in context of this story and Dan falling asleep?

10. Why does Dan decide to stop over in Hawaii and what do you think is the reason for his layover?

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