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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marathon Run of Lonesome Ernie, the Arkansas Traveler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of first-year campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp?
(a) Tenderfoots.
(b) Does.
(c) Bunnies.
(d) Chipmunks.

2. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Pizza Day.
(b) Hamburger Day.
(c) Hot Dog Day.
(d) Spaghetti Day.

3. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?
(a) Gravy.
(b) Beans.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Meat loaf.

4. According to the narrator, behind all the gaudiness of New Jersey lies ____________________.
(a) Endless subdivisions.
(b) People struggling to survive.
(c) A human striving for something grand.
(d) More gaudiness.

5. Camp demerits result in the loss of privileges such as _______________.
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Later bedtimes.
(c) Phone calls.
(d) Movies.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds the treasure hunt prize?

2. Who is the scholarly one in the narrator's dorm?

3. What does Ernie get off the train to do?

4. Who is the first boy to leave the contest?

5. For what job does the narrator get selected on the train?

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