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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What seems to extend for nearly 25 miles over Los Angeles?
(a) A smog cloud
(b) Sorrow
(c) Peace
(d) Broken dreams

2. How far does Morley decide to walk in order to drain the crankcase which he has forgotten to drain before starting the journey?
(a) 4 miles
(b) 10 miles
(c) 6 miles roundtrip
(d) 8 miles roundtrip

3. What mountain are the men about to hike?
(a) Matterhorn
(b) Muir
(c) Talampais
(d) Desolation

4. What does Ray think about his life when he begins to contemplate Japhy's choices and outlook?
(a) It's been too internal
(b) It's been wasted
(c) It's been filled with goodness
(d) It's been too cloudy

5. What does the other bum on the train tell Ray can be cured by standing on one's head and drinking honey with milk?
(a) Cancer
(b) Colds
(c) Allergies
(d) Arthritis

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of Henry Morley?

2. Who offers to give Ray his old sleeping bag cover?

3. What does Ray feel Japhy would rather be studying instead of what he is doing at the current moment?

4. After Princess leaves, Japhy comes over to Alvah's house with a guest. Who is it?

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

(see the answer key)

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