The Dharma Bums Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dharma Bums Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who comes with Japhy's sister when she visits him?
(a) Her mom
(b) Her girlfriend
(c) Her stepdad
(d) Her fiance

2. Who cooks dinner for the owners of the house and for Japhy?
(a) Warren
(b) Ray
(c) Rheinhold
(d) Alvah

3. The answer to #139 says that _________ is no good as a writer because he is always drunk.
(a) Japhy
(b) Alvah
(c) Ray
(d) Morley

4. Who shows up and dances wildly with a tall girl?
(a) Sean
(b) Allen
(c) Ray's father
(d) Japhy's father

5. What is the profession of the person who comments that El Paso gets 360 days of sunshine a year?
(a) Weatherman
(b) Coach
(c) Teacher
(d) Salesman

6. What was the name of the truck driver Ray rode with all the way up to Crescent City because the driver said he was lonely and wanted the company?
(a) Ray Breton
(b) Roger Smith
(c) Nigel Dorris
(d) Ray Charles

7. What are the first names of the owners of the house behind which Japhy sleeps?
(a) Alvah and Warren
(b) Sean and Christine
(c) Jack and Diane
(d) Sean and Princess

8. How does Ray keep in touch with the other stations?
(a) 2-way radio
(b) Daily visits
(c) Phone calls
(d) Signals

9. Japhy tells Ray: _____ karma automatically produces ________ karma.
(a) Bad, good
(b) Old, new
(c) Quiet, good
(d) Good, bad

10. Who decides to sleep outside in the shack?
(a) Japhy
(b) Alvah
(c) Sean
(d) Ray

11. What does Ray find outside of his cabin in the morning that makes him wonder if anyone can spot anything?
(a) Dense trees
(b) Blue skies
(c) Rain
(d) Fog

12. Ray realizes, "it was _____ not the void that changed."
(a) I
(b) Presence
(c) Everything
(d) Beauty

13. To what city in Mexico does Ray walk to, finding people and drinking and smoking marijuana with them?
(a) Tijuana
(b) Juarez
(c) Mexico City
(d) Calexico

14. In what state is Ray's summer job as a fire lookout?
(a) Utah
(b) Oregon
(c) Washington
(d) California

15. What does Ray tell those that ask him about his peculiar habits?
(a) It's none of their business.
(b) He says nothing.
(c) He likes to sleep and be alone.
(d) He tells them he is communing with nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of writer has Ray gained a reputation as being?

2. About what mountains does Japhy begin to tell Ray stories?

3. To where does Ray hitchhike because he does not enjoy the trip with the drunk driver?

4. Who notices Ray's peculiar habit of spending long periods alone in the woods?

5. What kind of person is the fiance of Japhy's sister?

(see the answer keys)

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