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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. Why would J. get into trouble when he tried to make rafts?
(a) He made them too small.
(b) He made them too large.
(c) He was supposed to be at school instead.
(d) He would steal the material he needed.

2. In the story he tells, how does J. get saved from being stuck at the top of a pole?
(a) He eventually climbs down and swims to safety.
(b) He has to jump from the pole to a tree to a boat.
(c) He is saved when the tide goes out, and he can crawl down.
(d) He is saved by another boat.

3. Where near Sonning do the men decide to camp?
(a) Inside a sports stadium.
(b) In a farmer's field.
(c) On an island.
(d) On the boat.

4. What does J. consider Marlow to be?
(a) A horrible place where everything is too expensive.
(b) Heaven on earth.
(c) A horrible place where the people smell bad.
(d) One of the most attractive river towns on the trip.

5. Who ends up taking the first rowing shift after Reading?
(a) No one because they use the sail.
(b) J.
(c) Harris.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. What attracts the men to stop in Streatly, even though they weren't planning on it?

2. Who takes charge of the unusual item that the men see floating in the water after they pass Reading?

3. Where does George end up sleeping when he first visits Datchet?

4. Why did George pass the first inn he found when he first visited Datchet?

5. While in Reading, where do the men randomly meet some friends of theirs?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the cat react when Montmorency tries to attack it?

2. What happens that lets George know that everyone is lying about who caught the fish that is mounted on the wall in the pub?

3. How does J. end up being the first one to take a bath in the river?

4. What does J. complain about sarcastically concerning the problem with being towed?

5. What ends up happening at the inns while George and J. are looking for somewhere to sleep in Datchet?

6. What does George decide to do once he realizes he cannot go back to sleep the night his watch stops working?

7. Why do the men decide to get their clothes washed in Streatly?

8. Why does George's reaction change from laughter when J. accidentally flings his own shirt into the river?

9. Who is J. with when he gets stuck on the punt?

10. How does Montmorency burn himself the night everyone makes stew?

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