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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What traffic function is common in New Jersey?
(a) Traffic Circles.
(b) Higher speed limits.
(c) Right turn on red.
(d) One way streets.

3. In what conditions did Balzac write?
(a) In a mausoleum.
(b) In a heavy-curtained room at night.
(c) In a cafe.
(d) In a church.

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

5. Kissel thinks that the emblem on the Beavers' jackets looks like a squirrel holding _________________.
(a) a balloon.
(b) a flag.
(c) an ice cream cone.
(d) a hot dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the narrator's army radar company?

2. Who is the head of the summer camp?

3. What do the boys learn in forestcraft?

4. What about Big Al Dagellio irritates the narrator?

5. What does Umbaugh offer to do after the contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe some of the projects created in leathercraft.

2. Describe some of the misfortunes that happened to the boys as they tried to engage in camp activities.

3. Who is Ernie and what happened to him during the narrator's story of KP duty?

4. What is the narrator's favorite snack and how does it add a bright spot to a dull weekend?

5. In what circumstances does the narrator find himself as the novel opens and how does he perceive his circumstances?

6. Describe the narrator's experience on cleanup detail at camp.

7. How did Captain Crabtree manage the situation with the reluctant fat Chipmunk?

8. How did the narrator conquer the tailgater just by using his mental prowess?

9. How did the narrator prepare for camp and by what name will his group be called once they get there?

10. How does the narrator make comparisons between Skunk from summer camp and Umbaugh from college?

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