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

The Dharma Bums Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 105 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does Ray live in a ramshackle house near the University?
(a) Warren
(b) Japhy
(c) Alvah
(d) Joseph

3. Whose life is considered to be on the good path?
(a) Ray's
(b) Sean's
(c) Japhy's
(d) Morley's

4. Ray thinks Buddhism and Christianity truly are aspects of _________ reality.
(a) universal
(b) a single
(c) opposite
(d) literal

5. Who does Ray spend time with when the rest of the family is gone for the day?
(a) Dogs
(b) Cats
(c) Neighbors
(d) His old friends

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of eyes does Princess have?

2. Did Morley's car freeze as it was expected to?

3. How far does Morley decide to walk in order to drain the crankcase which he has forgotten to drain before starting the journey?

4. Who does Ray ask for help in buying better hiking equipment?

5. What does Ray think about his life when he begins to contemplate Japhy's choices and outlook?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ray seem to believe about the ideas of Buddhism and Christianity?

2. What happens later in the night which upsets Alvah, and rightfully so?

3. What is the arrangement that Beaudry and Ray work out?

4. Describe the character of Ray Smith as he arrives in Los Angeles.

5. Where does Ray decide to sleep once he arrives at his mother's house?

6. How does Ray feel once they have reached a higher point of elevation as they hike up to Matterhorn?

7. What does Ray ask Japhy to help him do once Ray receives money?

8. Once they reach a beautiful lake along their hike, what does Morley do?

9. What does Morley forget that makes him fall behind in the hiking, though Japhy and Ray continue on without him anyway?

10. Where is Japhy and Ray's campsite for the night?

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