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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of stove do the three men decide not to take on their trip?
(a) A coal stove.
(b) A gas stove.
(c) A steam stove.
(d) An oil stove.

2. After reaching a compromise on the camping/going to an inn decision, when do the friends next meet up to plan their trip?
(a) The following morning.
(b) The next day at lunch.
(c) The following night.
(d) A week later.

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

4. What are people wearing when the young men reach Moulsey Lock?
(a) Church attire.
(b) Wet suits.
(c) Swimsuits.
(d) Their Sunday boating dresses.

5. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?
(a) England.
(b) India.
(c) South Africa.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who worries that he may have forgotten to pack his toothbrush?

2. What do men usually wear when going to a lock?

3. What example is given of a simple project Uncle Podger would undertake?

4. Why do the men oversleep right as they begin their journey?

5. Which character has already been lost in the hedge maze along the river?

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