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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How do the men want to get to the train station?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) By bus.
(c) By cab.
(d) By horse.

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

5. What does J.'s doctor prescribe?
(a) Less drinking.
(b) A hearty diet and exercise.
(c) Less smoking.
(d) More calories.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vice are the main characters doing when the novel opens?

2. Whose relative is Uncle Podger?

3. Where do the men take their train to meet their boat?

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

5. What time did the men want to wake up on the day they start their journey?

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