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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the narrator imagine killing him as he tried to evade the tailgater?
(a) A semi.
(b) A hitchhiker.
(c) A 1951 Studebaker.
(d) The tailgater.

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

4. In what state does the narrator live?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) New York.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New Jersey.

5. How can the narrator best be described in comparison to his camp mates?
(a) An intellectual.
(b) An everyman.
(c) A fraud.
(d) A bully.

6. What does Kissel make in leathercraft?
(a) A shoulder holster for his father's bourbon bottle.
(b) A batting glove.
(c) A wallet.
(d) A belt.

7. At the end of camp the Chipmunks are promoted to _____________.
(a) Lions.
(b) Eagles.
(c) Beavers.
(d) Stallions.

8. Who emerges as the ne'er-do-well leader of the Beavers?
(a) Jake.
(b) Buzz.
(c) Will.
(d) Max.

9. What does the narrator say is like a sentence in hell?
(a) 24-hour guard duty.
(b) Quitting smoking.
(c) Washing pots and pans.
(d) Doing laundry.

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

11. What is the building made to look like a ship near the New Jersey highway?
(a) Titanic II.
(b) USS New Jersey.
(c) H.M.S. New Jersey.
(d) Flagship.

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

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

14. The head of the camp swears in the boys with an oath and _____________________.
(a) A secret wolf call.
(b) A bird call.
(c) Handshake.
(d) The Pledge of Allegiance.

15. What happens to the boys when they are in search of clues?
(a) They get struck by lightning.
(b) They get lost in a cave.
(c) They fall out of a treehouse.
(d) They fall into a ravine.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator ruminates that the place he is stranded can ___________________.

2. Who is the camp leader who facilitates the boys' getting on the camp bus?

3. Where was the treasure hunt prize found?

4. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?

5. The narrator now understands that _______________ bet against the school team and disabled the star player in the laxative contest.

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