The Dharma Bums Test | Final Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Dharma Bums Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who begins to drink at the beginning of this day trip and continues to drink until he becomes inebriated?
(a) Alvah
(b) Ray
(c) Japhy
(d) Cody

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

3. What are the first names of the owners of the house behind which Japhy sleeps?
(a) Sean and Princess
(b) Jack and Diane
(c) Alvah and Warren
(d) Sean and Christine

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

5. 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

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

7. How many couples are at the party at Sean and Christine's house?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1

8. Where do Japhy and one of the owners of the house work during the day?
(a) Construction site
(b) Mining field
(c) Mountain lodge
(d) Factory

9. What was a profession that Ray says he once was and was proud to be?
(a) Barista
(b) Paper boy
(c) Librarian
(d) Brakeman

10. Who is the character that remains calm throughout the arguments referred to in #130?
(a) Ray
(b) Japhy
(c) Sean
(d) Alvah

11. For how long does Ray continue to meditate in the woods?
(a) 6 weeks
(b) 4 weeks
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 5 weeks

12. How many days has Ray been up at Desolation Peak?
(a) 100
(b) 45
(c) 30
(d) 60

13. What do Ray and Japhy do in order to help Sean?
(a) Clean house
(b) Wash the cars
(c) Cook meals
(d) Split logs

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

15. To what do Ray's mother and sister want him to return?
(a) His writing job
(b) His old job
(c) The home
(d) The religion he was born with

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to introduce Ray to the lecture and discussion circuit?

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

3. Where does Ray stay for a little over a month after Japhy departs?

4. What is the profession of the person who comments that El Paso gets 360 days of sunshine a year?

5. Who do the men around him tell stories of when they realize who Ray knows?

(see the answer keys)

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