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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men get together at Japhy's small house?
(a) 5
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4

2. Who wants to take a rest when the men are hiking together?
(a) Ray
(b) Japhy
(c) Morley
(d) No one

3. Who is cantankerous, wanting to stop for frequent rests?
(a) Japhy
(b) Warren
(c) Ray
(d) Morley

4. What do the bums tell Ray there is good money to be made prospecting?
(a) Uranium
(b) Gold
(c) Coal
(d) Plutonium

5. What does Ray take off when he finally sits down for a rest?
(a) Socks
(b) Pants
(c) Hat
(d) Shirt

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ray concerned about as he and Japhy begin to go on a hike together?

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

3. What does Ray see as being the only decent activity left in the world?

4. Where is the other bum from, as Ray finds out during their conversation?

5. What breaks the silence between Ray and Japhy as they continue to hike the mountain?

(see the answer key)

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