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

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

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

4. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?
(a) Hot Dog Day.
(b) Spaghetti Day.
(c) Hamburger Day.
(d) Pizza Day.

5. According to the narrator, New Jersey residents are chronic _______________.
(a) Coughers.
(b) Smokers.
(c) Tailgaters.
(d) Gamblers.

Short Answer Questions

1. To the narrator, New Jersey symbolizes ___________________.

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

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

4. The Nobba-WaWa-Nockee Loyalty Song is sung to the tune of what other song?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the premise of A FISTFUL OF FIG NEWTONS?

3. How did the fat Chipmunk earn the name of Skunk?

4. What are some New Jersey highway landmarks the narrator mentions?

5. Why was the narrator underwhelmed by his summer camp experience?

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

7. Why does the narrator question his impatience to get through the tunnel?

8. What does the narrator think about the New Jersey traffic circles?

9. Describe some of the projects created in leathercraft.

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

(see the answer keys)

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