1 In what decade was The Dharma Bums first published? 1940s 1950s 1970s 1960s 2 The Dharma Bums is best described as semi-autobiographical autobiographical wholly fictional none of the above 3 Jack Kerouac and his friends are members of The Lost Generation The Silent Generation Generation X The Beat Generation 4 Kerouac was born in Ohio Massachusetts Connecticut Montana 5 Which one of the following works was not written by Jack Kerouac? The Back Country Visions of Cody On the Road Big Sur 6 Kerouac's writing style is best described as hyperbolized formulaic spontaneous allegorical 7 Japhy Ryder is based off of which of Kerouac's real-life friends? Philip Whalen Allan Ginsberg Neal Cassady Gary Snyder 8 Off of which of Kerouac's acquaintances is the character Henry Morley based? Will Petersen Locke McCorkle Allan Ginsberg John Montgomery 9 What is "satori?" sudden enlightenment a term meaning "teaching" adherence to one's own principles a riddle proposed by a Zen Master 10 What is "yabyum?" A Tibetan sexual rite The highest stage of meditation The process of coming into existence as a mortal creature A simple but hearty dish of oats and bacon 11 Who does Ray call "the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met?" Sean Monahan Alvah Goldbook the old man he meets on the train Japhy Ryder 12 Where does Ray first meet Japhy? At Gallery Six, reciting his poetry As a driver while Ray is hitchhiking On a freight train Walking down the street 13 When Ray first mentions visiting Japhy, which of the following items is not present in his little shack? Cooking apparatuses Wooden shoes Wooden chairs Books 14 How does Japhy react when Ray, Alvah, and Warren Coughlin bring wine to his shack and interrupt his studying? With confusion With enthusiasm With consternation With calmness 15 Which of the following is not a reason that Ray is reluctant to fully participate in yabyum? He has vowed to be celibate He is afraid to take his clothes off He professes that the physical world is "illusory" He fears that Princess is being taken advantage of 16 Ray admires Japhy for many of his personal qualities; which of the following is not among them? His leadership skills His simplicity His uncompromising resistance to non-Buddhist teaching His charitable nature 17 Which of the following is not a characteristic of Henry Morley? He has experience with mountain-climbing He is absent-minded He drinks excessively He is extremely garrulous 18 Why does Morley have to return to the car only shortly after the trio begin their mountain hike? He has forgotten to put on his hiking boots He has forgotten to drain the crankshaft He has forgotten his share of food He has forgotten his sleeping bag 19 What happens when Ray sees Japhy bounding down from the peak of Matterhorn? Nothing; he doesn't notice Japhy's descent He decides to try to climb the mountain himself He realizes that "You can't fall off a mountain" He concludes that Japhy is crazy 20 How does Ray get down from Matterhorn? He follows a deer's path He follows the river He navigates using the stars in the darkening sky He follows his friends 21 According to Ray, what is Japhy's "Achilles heel?" He doubts his own abilities He has a tendency to under-pack for hiking trips He is afraid to spend money at middle-class establishments He is so sprightly that he often leaves his friends behind 22 What gift does Japhy give Ray before he heads off to visit his family? A pair of gloves Self-made trail mix A bent tablespoon A sturdy canteen 23 What do the Skid Row denizens think that the protagonist is setting off to do wearing his rucksack? Go camping Go uranium hunting Hunt for deer Hitchhike across the United States 24 Why is Ray scornful toward those hanging around the Skid Row coffeehouse that he meets before he sets off to meet his family? They do not understand Buddhism They are too concerned with money They treat him disrespectfully They do not practice the fundamental virtue of charity 25 What did Rosie try to flush down the toilet at work? A list of her friends' sins Proof that Cody embezzled money A piece of extremely dark poetry Some pages from her coworker's Bible
