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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 18-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the men grateful for as the novel concludes?
(a) Their safety.
(b) Their memories of people in the towns.
(c) Their adventures on the boat.
(d) To be out of the boat.

2. What does Harris offer the man who accuses him of trespassing?
(a) A bottle of whiskey.
(b) Cheese.
(c) Bread and jam.
(d) Salted meat.

3. Why is Stivvings always missing school?
(a) He sleeps in and misses the bus.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He cuts classes with his friends.
(d) He must help his ailing mother.

4. What do women usually wear when going to a lock?
(a) Pretty (but often impractical) dresses.
(b) Pedal pushers.
(c) Swimsuits.
(d) Large, voluminous gowns.

5. What do the men ask of the friends they run into in Reading?
(a) For directions.
(b) For a drink.
(c) For a tow.
(d) For some money.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What natural wonder has a major impact on J. near picnic point?

3. What skill is J. apparently lacking to be a great fisherman?

4. Why does J. think he can't get back to sleep after he has a rough night near Picnic Point?

5. What is Harris's full name?

(see the answer key)

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