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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the men do to celebrate coming to a compromise about their sleeping arrangements?
(a) Have custom tents made.
(b) Give each other a pat on the back.
(c) Smoke a fancy cigar.
(d) Go out for a drink.

2. What do women usually wear when going to a lock?
(a) Pretty (but often impractical) dresses.
(b) Pedal pushers.
(c) Large, voluminous gowns.
(d) Swimsuits.

3. What does the story of the shop in a former house prompt J. to think about?
(a) How people always seem to end up with what they do not want.
(b) How important women are to making a place look nice.
(c) How money can't buy happiness.
(d) How there's nothing like a place to call home.

4. Where do the men decide they must bathe during their trip?
(a) In a pond.
(b) At a private bathroom on land somewhere.
(c) In the river.
(d) In the boat's bathtub.

5. What is unique about Moulsey Lock?
(a) It is one of the busiest on the river.
(b) It is never used.
(c) It is continually under construction but never finished.
(d) It has recently burned down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men decide they will leave from to begin their river journey?

2. Whose relative is Uncle Podger?

3. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?

4. What meal do the men eat before departing on their trip?

5. J. believes that fellow boaters blame _________________when their tow lines get tangled.

(see the answer key)

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