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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. How do the men want to get to the train station?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) By horse.
(c) By bus.
(d) By cab.

2. How do the men ultimately get the train they need?
(a) Be random luck.
(b) By following a pretty girl.
(c) By bribing a conductor.
(d) By asking for help.

3. What do the men decide should be listed when it comes to packing?
(a) Everything and anything they can think of.
(b) Only the things they cannot do without.
(c) Things they might forget.
(d) Thing they won't be embarrassed to be caught with.

4. Who accidentally sits on the butter as the men are packing?
(a) Harris.
(b) J.
(c) George.
(d) The dog.

5. What is Harris's full name?
(a) Chistopherson Brice Harris.
(b) William Samuel Harris.
(c) Samuel William Harris.
(d) Brice Christopherson Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do women usually wear when going to a lock?

2. What kind of tree are Harris and J. sitting under when they are accused of trespassing?

3. What usually happens when Harris tries to sing songs at parties?

4. Who first volunteers to pack everything?

5. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

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

6. What about the houses in Kingston makes them unique?

7. What happens with George and the butter as the group is packing?

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

9. What item does George bring onto the boat when J. and Harris pick him up?

10. Where do J. and Harris ultimately end up getting George?

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