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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) On the toilet.
(c) In Algebra classes.
(d) At MIT.

2. To what does the narrator compare the Margate Elephant?
(a) Frisch's Big Boy.
(b) Shamu.
(c) The Statue of Liberty.
(d) Shrek.

3. In what format does the narrator recall the information about writers?
(a) An NPR show.
(b) A seminar presentation.
(c) A television lecture.
(d) A museum tour.

4. What do the boys learn in forestcraft?
(a) How to identify poison ivy.
(b) How to find North.
(c) How to mark a trail.
(d) How to find edible berries.

5. What does the narrator think as he is stalled in this chapter?
(a) How each generation attacks the next.
(b) What he is going to have for dinner.
(c) How much his head hurts.
(d) How much beer he has at home.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator's favorite snack?

2. How does the narrator view the foibles of mankind in his corner of the world?

3. Why does Colonel Bullard berate the boys of the Mole Lodge?

4. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.

5. What does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?

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