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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?
(a) Right before the trip is over.
(b) After 24 hours.
(c) It depends on if they are a man or a woman.
(d) Never.

3. Which characters are initially in favor of camping during the trip?
(a) George and J.
(b) Harris and George.
(c) J. and Harris.
(d) George, Harris, and J.

4. In the first chapter, who admits that he is something of a hypochondriac?
(a) J.
(b) Harris.
(c) George.
(d) The narrator.

5. When discussing what food items to bring, what food item does J. tell an amusing story about bringing on a train?
(a) A barrel of whiskey.
(b) Large cheeses.
(c) Frog legs.
(d) Pig feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?

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

3. What do the men decide not to list when it comes to packing?

4. What does the group do with the initial list of items to bring?

5. Where do the men make a pile of everything they want to pack?

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