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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ray hike with his new equipment?

2. What kind of writer is Ray Smith, the main character and narrator of this story?

3. What does Morley rent from the trail's lodge house?

4. What does the girlfriend in #64 rant about as Ray sits with her?

5. What did Morley not bring with him on the camping trip?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Henry Morley.

2. Describe the character of Japhy Ryder.

3. Where is Japhy and Ray's campsite for the night?

4. What does Ray seem to believe about the ideas of Buddhism and Christianity?

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

6. Describe the house where Ray Smith is staying.

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

8. What is the realization Ray has when he watches the way Japhy descends the mountain?

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

10. How will Japhy and Ray find their way along the mountain trail, according to Japhy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The various settings of the story seem to convey different moods for the story. From beginning to end, the environments of the characters inform the characters themselves and vice versa.

Part 1: List three of the settings within the story.

Part 2: What is the mood of each of these settings?

Part 3: How does the mood of the story change from beginning to end? Reference different settings as they relate to these shifts in moods.

Essay Topic 2

The characters of Ray and Japhys could not be more alike or more different from each others, creating an interesting interplay in the story itself.

Part 1: Describe the character of Ray as he is portrayed in the story.

Part 2: Describe the character of Japhys as he is portrayed in the story.

Part 3: Which character seems to have nobler intentions, as Buddhism warrants? Why did you choose the character you did?

Essay Topic 3

Ray states that one of the most important traits one can have is to give to others, yet he does not always seem to be able to do this. Japhy, on the other hand, seems to be quite willing and able to give of himself.

Part 1: Why does Ray think charity is the most important virtues?

Part 2: In what ways does Ray bring charity into his own life?

Part 3: In what ways is Japhy able to bring charity into his life as well as into Ray's life?

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