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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is "Picnic Point"?
(a) The name of J.'s hometown.
(b) A famous spot in the river that is good for eating lunch.
(c) The name of the place the group stops at when it can't reach Magna Charta as planned.
(d) The name they give the place on their boat where they always eat.

2. What word does J. use to describe what it's like to get one's boat towed by girls?
(a) "Annoying."
(b) "Frustrating."
(c) "Boring."
(d) "Exciting."

3. Who wakes up the men when they oversleep on the first day of their journey?
(a) A telephone call.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) Their moms.
(d) No one.

4. Why did George pass the second inn he found when he first visited Datchet?
(a) He thought there might be a better one down the road.
(b) It was really dirty.
(c) It was full.
(d) It was too expensive.

5. Why do the men not reach Magna Charta when they planned?
(a) It is too far, and they are tired.
(b) The island doesn't actually exist.
(c) Their map is wrong.
(d) Their boat runs out of gas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does J. think is the best way to get a tea kettle to boil?

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

4. In the first chapter, who admits that he is something of a hypochondriac?

5. What kind of dog is Montmorency?

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