The Dharma Bums Test | Final Test - Easy

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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. What does Ray refuse to give into, despite the temptation?
(a) Drugs
(b) Lust
(c) Alvah's dare
(d) Japhy's arguments

2. Where does Japhy intend to travel in order to study for a long period of time?
(a) Australia
(b) Japan
(c) China
(d) Cambodia

3. From where does Japhy say that he and Ray will be able to see the whole white city of San Francisco?
(a) Coit Tower
(b) Golden Gate Bridge
(c) Stimson Beach
(d) Mount Hood

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

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

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

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

8. Who argues with the answer to #128 about her upcoming marriage?
(a) Alvah
(b) Japhy
(c) Ray
(d) Sean

9. What does Japhy say 'woo' means in Chinese?
(a) Clouds
(b) Hike
(c) Water
(d) Fog

10. What would the name of their press be, according to Japhy's plans for he and Ray's future?
(a) Quietude
(b) Nothingness
(c) Balance
(d) Dharma Press

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

12. The local man says they spend all their time trying to appear __________.
(a) Pious
(b) Worried
(c) Busy
(d) Strong

13. 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) $20
(b) $10
(c) $5
(d) $12

14. What is Ray's shadow ringed by one day after a deluge of rain?
(a) Fog
(b) Dust
(c) Darkness
(d) Rainbow

15. What do the men in the town wish they could also do in the woods?
(a) Dream
(b) Meditate
(c) Sleep
(d) Pray

Short Answer Questions

1. How many couples are at the party at Sean and Christine's house?

2. Who offers snide comments about other writers and poets?

3. How many days has Ray been up at Desolation Peak?

4. What did Ray notice about the big Texan with whom he rides?

5. To what do Ray's mother and sister want him to return?

(see the answer keys)

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