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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose shoes does Ray borrow when his feet become very sore?
(a) Morley's
(b) Warren's
(c) Japhy's
(d) No one's - he goes barefoot

2. Ray wishes he could have taught the girlfriend in #64 about the illusory nature of _________.
(a) Suffering
(b) Reality
(c) Life
(d) Happiness

3. To what city do Japhy, Alvah, and Ray travel in order to buy hiking equipment?
(a) Berkeley
(b) San Francisco
(c) Oakland
(d) Monterey

4. How far off is Morley when they hear his yodeling in the morning?
(a) 1 mile
(b) 4 miles
(c) 1/2 mile
(d) 2 miles

5. What color of eyes does Princess have?
(a) Gray
(b) Green
(c) Blue
(d) Violet

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

7. What does Ray feel Japhy would rather be studying instead of what he is doing at the current moment?
(a) Poetry
(b) Trees
(c) Religion
(d) Rocks

8. Where did the girlfriend in #64 finally go in order to kill herself?
(a) The roof
(b) The kitchen
(c) The bathroom
(d) The sidewalk

9. At what time do the three men begin the summit attempt at Matterhorn?
(a) Noon
(b) 11:00AM
(c) 9:00AM
(d) 10:00AM

10. What is the profession of Henry Morley?
(a) Professor
(b) Naturalist
(c) Police officer
(d) Librarian

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

12. What do the Chinese call it when they do nothing else?
(a) No do
(b) Wabi sabi
(c) Do-nothing
(d) Less do, more think

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

14. In what city in Mexico does Ray decide to have lunch?
(a) Tijuana
(b) Mexico City
(c) Calexico
(d) Tiempo

15. Who starts the fire when the men wake up in the morning?
(a) No one
(b) Morley
(c) Japhy
(d) Ray

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to take a rest when the men are hiking together?

2. Where does Ray go to meditate when the rest of the family is at work or school?

3. What do the men decide to do while they wait for Morley?

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

5. Where was Ray staying before he arrives in Los Angeles at the beginning of the story?

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