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

2. Ray considers himself analogous to a Don Quixote of ___________.
(a) Tenderness
(b) Peacefulness
(c) Independence
(d) Balance

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

4. What do the Chinese call it when they do nothing else?
(a) Less do, more think
(b) No do
(c) Wabi sabi
(d) Do-nothing

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city do Japhy, Alvah, and Ray travel in order to buy hiking equipment?

2. Who wrestles with Ray, leaving large holes in the walls of the house?

3. What color of eyes does Princess have?

4. How many men get together at Japhy's small house?

5. What is the year in which the story begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the waitress asks the men where they will be hiking, what do the men reply?

2. What does a transient in Riverside warn Ray about once he arrives?

3. What does Ray decide to do once the rest of the family is in bed asleep?

4. What is Cody concerned about when Ray arrives to say his goodbyes?

5. Describe the house where Ray Smith is staying.

6. List the four men who sit together at Japhy's small home, drinking wine together and discussing poetry.

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

8. How well prepared does Ray feel at the end of his shopping excursion with Japhy?

9. What does the bum tell Ray to do in order to cure arthritis?

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

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