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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month does Ray finally leave for his summer job?
(a) June
(b) April
(c) May
(d) July

2. What do the men in the town wish they could also do in the woods?
(a) Meditate
(b) Sleep
(c) Dream
(d) Pray

3. What month has begun at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) August
(b) July
(c) September
(d) October

4. Why don't the men do the thing that is the answer to #94? What are they afraid of being seen as?
(a) Writers
(b) Bums
(c) Crazies
(d) Weirdos

5. What does Ray find outside of his cabin in the morning that makes him wonder if anyone can spot anything?
(a) Dense trees
(b) Fog
(c) Blue skies
(d) Rain

6. In what city did Ray go to have a swim and some food over a nice wood fire in the sand?
(a) Laguna Beach
(b) San Diego
(c) Los Angeles
(d) Santa Barbara

7. What is the last name of the character in the answer to #139?
(a) Maragold
(b) Ryder
(c) Smith
(d) Cacoethes

8. To where does Ray hitchhike because he does not enjoy the trip with the drunk driver?
(a) Phoenix
(b) Flagstaff
(c) Santa Fe
(d) El Paso

9. Who decides to sleep outside in the shack?
(a) Ray
(b) Alvah
(c) Sean
(d) Japhy

10. What would the name of their press be, according to Japhy's plans for he and Ray's future?
(a) Dharma Press
(b) Quietude
(c) Nothingness
(d) Balance

11. Japhy tells Ray: _____ karma automatically produces ________ karma.
(a) Good, bad
(b) Old, new
(c) Quiet, good
(d) Bad, good

12. What does a man offer per hour to Ray in order to get some help moving a piano?
(a) Five dollars
(b) A meal
(c) 10 dollars
(d) Two dollars

13. Who wants to introduce Ray to the lecture and discussion circuit?
(a) Morley
(b) Sean
(c) Alvah
(d) Japhy

14. Some of the partygoers decide to ________, which Ray finds amusing.
(a) Go swimming
(b) Strip nude
(c) Dance in the street
(d) Sing loudly

15. Where does Ray hitchhike to after leaving his mother's house?
(a) Texas
(b) Louisiana
(c) New Mexico
(d) Georgia

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ray tell Japhy he wants more than anything else in the world at one particular moment?

2. Who is NOT one of the people who comes to visit after the wild party at Sean and Christine's?

3. What is the name of the mountain by the cabin that takes Ray aback?

4. During the party, which character returns to his sleeping bag and decides to sleep alone?

5. Where does Japhy intend to travel in order to study for a long period of time?

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