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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Ray finally realizes you can't _________ a mountain.
(a) fall off
(b) trick
(c) hide
(d) be higher than

2. What is the year in which the story begins?
(a) 1967
(b) 1965
(c) 1955
(d) 1969

3. Where did the girlfriend in #64 finally go in order to kill herself?
(a) The kitchen
(b) The bathroom
(c) The roof
(d) The sidewalk

4. Whose shoes does Ray borrow when his feet become very sore?
(a) No one's - he goes barefoot
(b) Japhy's
(c) Warren's
(d) Morley's

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

6. Where does Ray decide he will sleep instead of on a bed inside?
(a) In the car
(b) A tent in the backyard
(c) The ground outside
(d) A couch on the porch

7. Who offers to give Ray his old sleeping bag cover?
(a) Japhy
(b) The store owner
(c) Alvah
(d) Warren

8. How far off is Morley when they hear his yodeling in the morning?
(a) 1 mile
(b) 4 miles
(c) 2 miles
(d) 1/2 mile

9. What does Ray see as being the only decent activity left in the world?
(a) To pray
(b) To think
(c) To meditate
(d) To hike

10. In what city in Mexico does Ray decide to have lunch?
(a) Tiempo
(b) Tijuana
(c) Mexico City
(d) Calexico

11. What does the waitress at the restaurant think the men are?
(a) Bums
(b) Students
(c) Experts
(d) Hunters

12. What does Japhy claim to have learned about from Ray?
(a) Hiking
(b) Meditating
(c) Life
(d) Language

13. Who is given more than half of the food during the dinnertime hour?
(a) Japhy
(b) Ray
(c) No one
(d) Morley

14. What breaks the silence between Ray and Japhy as they continue to hike the mountain?
(a) Bulldozers
(b) Birds
(c) Haiku
(d) A loud crash

15. What does the girlfriend in #64 rant about as Ray sits with her?
(a) Cars
(b) The police
(c) The trees
(d) The aluminum foil

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is cantankerous, wanting to stop for frequent rests?

2. What does Japhy casually mention to Ray, but does not explain to him at first?

3. What particular day is it when Ray wakes up the next morning at his mother's house?

4. Where does Ray hike with his new equipment?

5. What do the police consider to be an arresting offense, according to the bum Ray meets?

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