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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the slip Ray gives to Japhy say? May you use the _____________ of mercy.
(a) Hands
(b) Diamondcutter
(c) Ax
(d) Heart

2. Ray realizes he is empowered to remind people they are ______.
(a) Free
(b) Asleep
(c) Strong
(d) Lost

3. How does Ray get from Bremerton, Washington, over to Seattle, Washington?
(a) He walks
(b) Ferry
(c) Bus
(d) Car

4. Who do the men around him tell stories of when they realize who Ray knows?
(a) Alvah
(b) Japhy
(c) Sean
(d) Morley

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

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) Ray Charles
(c) Roger Smith
(d) Nigel Dorris

7. About what mountains does Japhy begin to tell Ray stories?
(a) Rocky
(b) Cascade
(c) Sierra Nevada
(d) Appalachian

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

9. What is the first name of Japhy's sister who comes to visit?
(a) Rhoda
(b) Jenny
(c) Anna
(d) Rosie

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

11. What does Ray do to cheer himself up when he is bored?
(a) Writes his novel
(b) Drinks wine
(c) Thinks of Japhy
(d) Smokes hand-rolled cigarettes

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

13. Who is a large party being planned for as he is going away soon?
(a) Ray
(b) Japhy
(c) Alvah
(d) Sean

14. What was a profession that Ray says he once was and was proud to be?
(a) Librarian
(b) Barista
(c) Brakeman
(d) Paper boy

15. Who becomes sick and assisted by Ray with an insight he has while meditating?
(a) The dog
(b) His sister
(c) His mother
(d) His brother in law

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the men in the town wish they could also do in the woods?

2. Who teases Ray about being the lazy one in the house?

3. What is Ray's shadow ringed by one day after a deluge of rain?

4. What is the name of the mountain by the cabin that takes Ray aback?

5. To what city in Mexico does Ray walk to, finding people and drinking and smoking marijuana with them?

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