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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Narrator does not feel the faster speeds are good because
(a) the road is getting really hot.
(b) there are a lot of holes and broken places in the roads.
(c) his rear tire is wearing badly and could blow out.
(d) the hills are dangerous at higher speeds.

2. Why did Chris and the Narrator get soaked on their trip to Canada?
(a) The Narrator forgot to pack a tent.
(b) The rain was the result of a warm front.
(c) The storm came from the northeast.
(d) The Narrator forgot to dig a trench around their tent.

3. The Narrator seems to think that technology is
(a) a manifestation of Buddha.
(b) a function of being human.
(c) a necessary evil to be endured.
(d) the incarnation of Buddha.

4. Phaedrus gave up chasing the ghost of rationality and
(a) busied himself living a conventional life.
(b) went home to live with his parents and decide what to do.
(c) began chasing the ghost of materialism.
(d) buried himself in his research and writing.

5. The back road route of traveling is better than the highway for all the following reasons EXCEPT
(a) Back roads have a welcome day-to-day sameness.
(b) Back roads impart a sense of
(c) It is easier to notice sensations on back roads.
(d) Back roads establish an indefinite time frame.

Short Answer Questions

1. John is interested in

2. The group crossed the Missouri River at

3. The Narrator feels apprehensive about

4. Sylvia is frightened by

5. The stand of pines where the group is camping is the home of

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