1 In what decade was The Dharma Bums first published? 1940s 1970s 1950s 1960s 2 The Dharma Bums is best described as wholly fictional semi-autobiographical autobiographical 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 Connecticut Montana Massachusetts Ohio 5 Which one of the following works was not written by Jack Kerouac? Visions of Cody On the Road The Back Country Big Sur 6 Kerouac's writing style is best described as formulaic allegorical hyperbolized spontaneous 7 Japhy Ryder is based off of which of Kerouac's real-life friends? Gary Snyder Allan Ginsberg Neal Cassady Philip Whalen 8 Off of which of Kerouac's acquaintances is the character Henry Morley based? John Montgomery Will Petersen Locke McCorkle Allan Ginsberg 9 What is "satori?" a riddle proposed by a Zen Master adherence to one's own principles sudden enlightenment a term meaning "teaching" 10 What is "yabyum?" The highest stage of meditation A Tibetan sexual rite A simple but hearty dish of oats and bacon The process of coming into existence as a mortal creature 11 Who does Ray call "the first genuine Dharma Bum I'd met?" Japhy Ryder Sean Monahan Alvah Goldbook the old man he meets on the train 12 Where does Ray first meet Japhy? At Gallery Six, reciting his poetry On a freight train As a driver while Ray is hitchhiking Walking down the street 13 When Ray first mentions visiting Japhy, which of the following items is not present in his little shack? Books Wooden chairs Cooking apparatuses Wooden shoes 14 How does Japhy react when Ray, Alvah, and Warren Coughlin bring wine to his shack and interrupt his studying? With calmness With consternation With confusion With enthusiasm 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 fears that Princess is being taken advantage of He professes that the physical world is "illusory" He is afraid to take his clothes off 16 Ray admires Japhy for many of his personal qualities; which of the following is not among them? His charitable nature His uncompromising resistance to non-Buddhist teaching His simplicity His leadership skills 17 Which of the following is not a characteristic of Henry Morley? He drinks excessively He is absent-minded He has experience with mountain-climbing 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 his sleeping bag He has forgotten to put on his hiking boots He has forgotten to drain the crankshaft He has forgotten his share of food 19 What happens when Ray sees Japhy bounding down from the peak of Matterhorn? He realizes that "You can't fall off a mountain" He concludes that Japhy is crazy Nothing; he doesn't notice Japhy's descent He decides to try to climb the mountain himself 20 How does Ray get down from Matterhorn? He navigates using the stars in the darkening sky He follows a deer's path He follows the river He follows his friends 21 According to Ray, what is Japhy's "Achilles heel?" He is so sprightly that he often leaves his friends behind 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 22 What gift does Japhy give Ray before he heads off to visit his family? A pair of gloves A bent tablespoon Self-made trail mix A sturdy canteen 23 What do the Skid Row denizens think that the protagonist is setting off to do wearing his rucksack? Go camping Hunt for deer Hitchhike across the United States Go uranium hunting 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? Some pages from her coworker's Bible A list of her friends' sins A piece of extremely dark poetry Proof that Cody embezzled money
