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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 could the narrator tell about the tailgater?
(a) He nicked himself shaving.
(b) He was picking his nose.
(c) He wore a Yankees hat.
(d) He had tortoise shell glasses.

2. For what job does the narrator get selected on the train?
(a) Communications.
(b) Guard duty.
(c) KP duty.
(d) Surveillance.

3. Who is the scholarly one in the narrator's dorm?
(a) Dagellio.
(b) Goldberg.
(c) Morrison.
(d) Umbaugh.

4. What is the narrator's favorite snack?
(a) Doritos.
(b) Cheetos.
(c) Fig Newtons.
(d) Oreos.

5. According to the narrator, New Jerseyites are bound together as _______________.
(a) A clan.
(b) Freaks of nature.
(c) Survivors.
(d) A species.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the train onto which the men are loaded?

2. What does the narrator say is always the butt of comedians' jokes?

3. What is the prize for the winning lodge?

4. What does the narrator throw down from his window on some picketers during his college days?

5. What does the narrator say is like a sentence in hell?

(see the answer key)

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