The Dharma Bums Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Dharma Bums Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ray finally realizes you can't _________ a mountain.
(a) trick
(b) be higher than
(c) fall off
(d) hide

2. Whose house does Ray want to visit before he leaves town?
(a) Alvah's
(b) Japhy's
(c) Sean's
(d) Cody's

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

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

5. To what city does Ray buy a bus ticket after he sleeps in a ditch several miles outside of Los Angeles?
(a) Berkeley
(b) Oakland
(c) San Francisco
(d) Riverside

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

7. What does Japhy do as they descend the mountain that scares Ray as he watches?
(a) Screams at the top of his lungs
(b) Strips naked
(c) Runs down the mountain
(d) Sings

8. How far ahead does Japhy get from Ray and Morley?
(a) 3 feet
(b) 10 feet
(c) 1 mile
(d) 1/2 mile

9. What does Japhy claim to have learned about from Ray?
(a) Life
(b) Language
(c) Meditating
(d) Hiking

10. What does Morley do in order to show the other men where he is on the trail?
(a) Yodel
(b) Nothing
(c) Throws rocks
(d) Signal

11. Where does Ray decide he will sleep instead of on a bed inside?
(a) A tent in the backyard
(b) The ground outside
(c) In the car
(d) A couch on the porch

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

13. What does Ray consider to be a waste and a destroyer of creative thinking and individuality?
(a) Books
(b) Television
(c) School
(d) Holidays

14. In what city does Ray's mother live?
(a) Rocky Mount
(b) Springfield
(c) Asheville
(d) Pleasanton

15. What is the year in which the story begins?
(a) 1969
(b) 1967
(c) 1955
(d) 1965

Short Answer Questions

1. Ray thinks Buddhism and Christianity truly are aspects of _________ reality.

2. What is the name of the professional truck driver Ray meets?

3. Where does the truck driver say he will take Ray to in exchange for Ray showing him around Mexico?

4. How far does Morley decide to walk in order to drain the crankcase which he has forgotten to drain before starting the journey?

5. Which university does Ray live near?

(see the answer keys)

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