The Dharma Bums Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Dharma Bums Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is cantankerous, wanting to stop for frequent rests?
(a) Warren
(b) Japhy
(c) Morley
(d) Ray

3. What does Japhy use to look at the stars?
(a) Binoculars
(b) He doesn't
(c) Telescope
(d) Star map

4. What is Ray concerned about as he and Japhy begin to go on a hike together?
(a) Warren
(b) The amount of food
(c) Japhy's physical health
(d) His lack of experience

5. Who decides to remain at the lake in order to sleep for the night instead of continuing the hike?
(a) No one
(b) Japhy
(c) Ray
(d) Morley

6. What does Ray think about his life when he begins to contemplate Japhy's choices and outlook?
(a) It's been too internal
(b) It's been wasted
(c) It's been too cloudy
(d) It's been filled with goodness

7. Where does Ray go to when he catches a train, hobo-style after leaving Cody's house?
(a) Los Angeles
(b) El Paso
(c) Phoenix
(d) Chicago

8. What is the profession of Henry Morley?
(a) Librarian
(b) Police officer
(c) Professor
(d) Naturalist

9. What does Ray do once everyone else goes to bed for the night?
(a) Cries
(b) Meditates in the woods
(c) Drinks all the wine
(d) Sleeps in the house

10. Which university does Ray live near?
(a) UCLA
(b) UC at Irvine
(c) UC at Berkely
(d) SFSU

11. When Ray and the truck driver get to the first city destination, where does the truck driver then offer to take Ray?
(a) New York
(b) Ohio
(c) Florida
(d) North Carolina

12. Who wants to take a rest when the men are hiking together?
(a) Japhy
(b) No one
(c) Ray
(d) Morley

13. What kind of writer is Ray Smith, the main character and narrator of this story?
(a) Fashion
(b) Crime
(c) Sports
(d) Beat

14. Whose house is Ray trying to reach as he is hitchhiking across the United States?
(a) His own
(b) His mother's
(c) His sister's
(d) His brother's

15. What color of eyes does Princess have?
(a) Violet
(b) Green
(c) Gray
(d) Blue

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ray go to meditate when the rest of the family is at work or school?

2. What does Ray feel Japhy would rather be studying instead of what he is doing at the current moment?

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

4. What does the waitress at the restaurant think the men are?

5. After Princess leaves, Japhy comes over to Alvah's house with a guest. Who is it?

(see the answer keys)

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