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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many couples are at the party at Sean and Christine's house?
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

3. How much did the big Texan with a sombrero want from Ray for a ride to Los Angeles, even though Ray only had $4 to offer?
(a) $12
(b) $5
(c) $10
(d) $20

4. What do Ray and Japhy do in order to help Sean?
(a) Cook meals
(b) Split logs
(c) Clean house
(d) Wash the cars

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

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

7. What is the cause of the sickness of the person in #99?
(a) Mold
(b) Flowers
(c) Dust
(d) Tainted water

8. What does Ray tell Japhy he wants more than anything else in the world at one particular moment?
(a) A Coke
(b) A Hershey bar
(c) A joint
(d) A glass of wine

9. Who begins to drink at the beginning of this day trip and continues to drink until he becomes inebriated?
(a) Japhy
(b) Cody
(c) Alvah
(d) Ray

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

11. Who does Ray dream of as Japhy and Ray sleep after their hike?
(a) Cody
(b) Princess
(c) Japhy
(d) Allen

12. To where does Ray hitchhike because he does not enjoy the trip with the drunk driver?
(a) Santa Fe
(b) Phoenix
(c) El Paso
(d) Flagstaff

13. Who offers snide comments about other writers and poets?
(a) Rheinhold
(b) Ray
(c) Coughlin
(d) Japhy

14. What kind of writer has Ray gained a reputation as being?
(a) East Coast
(b) West Coast
(c) International
(d) Mexican

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is NOT one of the people who comes to visit after the wild party at Sean and Christine's?

2. 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?

3. Ray realizes he is empowered to remind people they are ______.

4. What was a profession that Ray says he once was and was proud to be?

5. What is the last name of the character in the answer to #139?

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