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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. Who does not think the river trip is a fine idea?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) The dog.
(c) Everyone's mother.
(d) Everyone's girlfriend.

2. In what city is there a hedge maze?
(a) Kingston.
(b) Marauder.
(c) Hampton Court.
(d) London.

3. Which train station do the men go to as they are preparing to start their journey?
(a) Big Ben Station.
(b) London Station.
(c) Waterloo Station.
(d) Grand Central Station.

4. What does George report seeing a couple doing with their tow line once?
(a) Pulling it , although it was not attached to anything.
(b) Using it to play tug-of-war.
(c) Arguing over it.
(d) Cutting it in half because they were so angry with each other.

5. In the first chapter, who admits that he is something of a hypochondriac?
(a) Harris.
(b) George.
(c) J.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Harris first mention wanting to get out and look at tombstone inscriptions?

2. Which characters are initially in favor of camping during the trip?

3. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?

4. Harris and J. agree they will try one day to get _________into the maze.

5. According to J., what kinds of people hire animals to pull their boats?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does J. make fun of Harris's desire to look at old tombstone inscriptions?

2. Why do the men have such a hard time finding a train to take them to their boat?

3. What does J. joke is the prime symptom of his current malady in Chapter 1?

4. How does the man accusing J. and Harris of trespassing respond to their challenges of his claim?

5. What does J. admit he thinks when he reads advertisements for new patent medicines?

6. What compromise do the men come to about sleeping at inns or camping?

7. What does J. note about what people remember about being seasick after they return from a trip?

8. After George sees a couple walking along the shore with a tow line that is not attached to anything, what does he decide to do?

9. What does the group of boys tease the men about as they are outside waiting for a cab to take them to the train station?

10. What kind of allegory does J. talk about once the group fine tunes their philosophy about packing?

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