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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Ray go to when he catches a train, hobo-style after leaving Cody's house?
(a) Phoenix
(b) El Paso
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Chicago

3. What does the waitress at the restaurant think the men are?
(a) Hunters
(b) Students
(c) Bums
(d) Experts

4. Who decides to remain at the lake in order to sleep for the night instead of continuing the hike?
(a) Morley
(b) Japhy
(c) No one
(d) Ray

5. What do the men decide to do while they wait for Morley?
(a) Play cards
(b) Meditate
(c) Do yoga
(d) Dance

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offers snide comments about other writers and poets?

2. In what city did Ray go to have a swim and some food over a nice wood fire in the sand?

3. Who stops by to visit Ray and Alvah when Alvah is out?

4. How much did the big Texan with a sombrero want from Ray for a ride to Los Angeles, even though Ray only had $4 to offer?

5. Who does Ray spend time with when the rest of the family is gone for the day?

(see the answer key)

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