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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrestles with Ray, leaving large holes in the walls of the house?
(a) Morley
(b) Coughlin
(c) Alvah
(d) Japhy

2. How much were the flannel shirts Ray buys?
(a) 1 dollar
(b) 50 cents
(c) 5 dollars
(d) 25 cents

3. How far ahead does Japhy get from Ray and Morley?
(a) 3 feet
(b) 1 mile
(c) 1/2 mile
(d) 10 feet

4. Who is noted to have enormous hiking endurance?
(a) Morley
(b) Ray
(c) Warren
(d) Japhy

5. Did Morley's car freeze as it was expected to?
(a) Yes, and the transmission cracked
(b) No
(c) Yes, but the tires deflated
(d) Yes, but nothing happened

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Morley do in order to show the other men where he is on the trail?

2. To what city does Ray hitchhike in California, riding with several interesting people along the way?

3. Ray finally realizes you can't _________ a mountain.

4. To what city do Japhy, Alvah, and Ray travel in order to buy hiking equipment?

5. In what city in Mexico does Ray decide to have lunch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the ways Japhy shows he is generous?

2. How do Japhy and Ray find Morley again?

3. What does Ray ask Japhy to help him do once Ray receives money?

4. What happens later in the night which upsets Alvah, and rightfully so?

5. What does a transient in Riverside warn Ray about once he arrives?

6. List the four men who sit together at Japhy's small home, drinking wine together and discussing poetry.

7. What is Cody concerned about when Ray arrives to say his goodbyes?

8. What does Morley forget that makes him fall behind in the hiking, though Japhy and Ray continue on without him anyway?

9. Once they reach a beautiful lake along their hike, what does Morley do?

10. Describe the house where Ray Smith is staying.

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