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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

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. Who stops by to visit Ray and Alvah when Alvah is out?
(a) Warren
(b) Morley
(c) Japhy
(d) Princess

3. From what state does Warren originate?
(a) California
(b) Oregon
(c) Ohio
(d) Indiana

4. What do Princess and Ray do after they have sex?
(a) Read together
(b) Hitch a ride to Mexico
(c) Take a bath
(d) Buy wine

5. What breaks the silence between Ray and Japhy as they continue to hike the mountain?
(a) A loud crash
(b) Birds
(c) Haiku
(d) Bulldozers

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Japhy say he and Ray will follow in order to find their way through the boulders?

2. What does Ray take off when he finally sits down for a rest?

3. Who starts the fire when the men wake up in the morning?

4. Who is uncomfortable in the more expensive restaurant where the men have dinner?

5. What does the Buddhist philosophy of sex represent, according to Japhy?

(see the answer key)

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