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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the narrator's childhood summer camp?
(a) Camp Q-To-Kee.
(b) Camp Potawatamie.
(c) Camp Nobba-Knees-Nockee.
(d) Camp Nobba-WaWa-Nockee.

3. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) A Big Mac.
(c) An ice cream cone.
(d) A hot dog.

4. Who is in the car in front of the narrator?
(a) Newlyweds.
(b) An elderly couple.
(c) College kids.
(d) Tourists.

5. What is the prize for the winning lodge?
(a) Beaver Award.
(b) Bows and Arrows.
(c) Woodsman Award.
(d) Tomahawk Trophy.

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

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

8. When does Ernie re-join his company after getting off the train?
(a) In a couple hours.
(b) He never returns.
(c) The next day.
(d) In a week.

9. What does the sergeant make Dan Baxter do when he catches Dan smoking?
(a) Drench the cigarettes in a bucket of water.
(b) Smoke the pack of cigarettes with a bucket over his head.
(c) Throw away the cigarettes in the outhouse.
(d) Cut up the cigarettes with a tomahawk.

10. The narrator and his friends have a contest of eating _____________ laxatives.
(a) Boomo-Lax.
(b) Ex-Lax.
(c) Correctol.
(d) Miralax.

11. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
(a) There's No Place Like New Jersey.
(b) Home Sweet New Jersey.
(c) Old Folks Week.
(d) New Jersey Nostalgia.

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

13. The Nobba-WaWa-Nockee Loyalty Song is sung to the tune of what other song?
(a) Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
(b) Notre Dame Fight Song.
(c) A Hundred Bottles of Beer on the Wall.
(d) Old MacDonald.

14. What did Marcel Proust do to soundproof his environment?
(a) Put cotton in his ears.
(b) Wore ear muffs.
(c) Worked in a cork-lined room.
(d) Worked in a bank vault.

15. What insects do the boys disturb on a hike with Captain Crabtree?
(a) Mosquitoes.
(b) Bees.
(c) Wasps.
(d) Hornets.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city landmark is the narrator stalled?

2. What does the narrator consider the place he is stranded?

3. What New Jersey food did the narrator eat while in Colorado?

4. The narrator can't stand the pressure and tells Lieutenant Cherry about _________________.

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

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