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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 does J. think tow lines have an uncanny ability to do?
(a) Change color depending on the time of day.
(b) Get longer and longer.
(c) Get tangled.
(d) Rip.

2. What do the men do to protect their boat from rain en route from Oxford?
(a) Put up a bunch of umbrellas.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Place aluminum buckets on the deck.
(d) Put the canvas over the boat.

3. Which two characters have previously taken a boat trip together?
(a) Harris and George.
(b) The dog and J.
(c) J. and Harris.
(d) J. and George.

4. How do Harris and J. respond to the accusation that they are trespassing?
(a) They take the man's word for it but refuse to move.
(b) They move immediately.
(c) They pretend they are lawyers so that the man leaves them alone.
(d) They beat up the man accusing them.

5. How do the men ultimately get the train they need?
(a) Be random luck.
(b) By bribing a conductor.
(c) By asking for help.
(d) By following a pretty girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?

2. Why would J. get into trouble when he tried to make rafts?

3. What kind of stew does the group think they are making?

4. What kind of dog is Montmorency?

5. Why did George stop in Datchet one night before his journey with his friends?

(see the answer key)

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