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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Ray see in a vision, calling to him from the Cascade Mountains?

3. Who begins to drink at the beginning of this day trip and continues to drink until he becomes inebriated?

4. Who does Japhy say used to walk the trail that he and Ray are taking at the beginning of this chapter?

5. To what city do Ray and Japhy go to visit for a day?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ray and Japhy do when they begin to get bored of the party?

2. What does Rheinhold Cacoethes do during the going away party for Japhy?

3. What do Ray and Japhy do to help out Sean as he is providing accommodations for the both of them?

4. What does Ray realize about himself once he arrives at his summer job?

5. What does Ray's brother-in-law think about his time in the woods and in the house?

6. What realization does Ray have that truly makes him feel free?

7. For how long do Japhy and Ray stay away from the party on their hike?

8. Why does Japhy want to introduce Ray to some friends at a lecture and discussion session?

9. What does Ray refuse to do at a wild party at Sean and Christine's house?

10. What does Ray realize he misses when he goes to Juarez and meets some people for drinking and smoking?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In a sense, one could say that Japhy and Ray are 'fighting' a war against the traditional culture and the way 'normal' people live their lives.

Part 1: Describe the culture Japhy and Ray want to oppose in the way they live their lives.

Part 2: Why do Japhy and Ray oppose the way one particular class lives their lives?

Part 3: What do you think Japhy and Ray see as the best possible way of living one's life?

Essay Topic 2

The various settings of the story seem to convey different moods for the story. From beginning to end, the environments of the characters inform the characters themselves and vice versa.

Part 1: List three of the settings within the story.

Part 2: What is the mood of each of these settings?

Part 3: How does the mood of the story change from beginning to end? Reference different settings as they relate to these shifts in moods.

Essay Topic 3

The idea that you can't fall off a mountain is a glorious realization for Ray as he is climbing on the mountain with Japhy.

Part 1: Describe the moment when Ray finally understands the idea of not being able to fall off the mountain.

Part 2: What does this realization really mean to Ray?

Part 3: What does Japhy interpret this realization to mean?

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