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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What food item do the men discuss and decide not to bring with them on their trip?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Milk.
(d) Fish.

2. Whose relative is Uncle Podger?
(a) J.'s.
(b) Harris's.
(c) The narrator's.
(d) George's.

3. Who ends up packing all of the clothes and supplies in the men's first attempt?
(a) George.
(b) Harris.
(c) Their housekeeper.
(d) J.

4. What does the group do with the initial list of items to bring?
(a) They keep it as a souvenir.
(b) They throw it out.
(c) They nail it to the boat.
(d) They end up fighting over it so much that it is torn into pieces.

5. What example is given of a simple project Uncle Podger would undertake?
(a) Fixing the car.
(b) Fixing the chimney.
(c) Hanging a picture.
(d) Cooking breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men decide they will wash their clothes?

2. What does J.'s doctor prescribe?

3. What kind of stove do the three men decide not to take on their trip?

4. What do the men push aside to make room for everything they want to pack?

5. In what year was "Three Men in a Boat" published?

(see the answer key)

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