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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. Where was the treasure hunt prize found?
(a) A display case.
(b) A cave.
(c) A treehouse.
(d) The mess hall.

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

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

4. In addition to the Statue of Liberty, what else does the narrator think is an American construct of false Utopia?
(a) Disneyland.
(b) NFL Football.
(c) Sea World.
(d) McDonald's.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?

2. What is the name of first-year campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp?

3. To the narrator, New Jersey symbolizes ___________________.

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

5. What name does the narrator say to call him even though it is not his real name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Name some New Jersey characteristics that make it the butt of comedians' jokes.

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

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

4. Why does the book never mention the narrator's wartime experiences?

5. How were the boys initiated into camp life upon their arrival?

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

7. How does New Jersey symbolize American culture for the narrator?

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

9. What are the rules of the contest Umbaugh suggested?

10. What does the forming of clans among New Jerseyites mean?

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