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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. Where does the narrator think many great ideas are invented?
(a) At family reunions.
(b) At MIT.
(c) On the toilet.
(d) In Algebra classes.

2. Where is the narrator's childhood summer camp located?
(a) Vermont.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Maine.

3. Who finds the treasure hunt prize?
(a) Skunk.
(b) Schwartz.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Jake.

4. The narrator ruminates that the place he is stranded can ___________________.
(a) be a great diversion.
(b) waste a man's life.
(c) make men mad.
(d) be unhealthy.

5. Who is the first boy to leave the contest?
(a) Big Al.
(b) The narrator.
(c) Goldberg.
(d) Umbaugh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. To what does the narrator compare the Margate Elephant?

3. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?

4. What is the building made to look like a ship near the New Jersey highway?

5. How long is the bus drive to camp?

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