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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the men oversleep right as they begin their journey?
(a) They are all getting sick.
(b) They were up so late packing.
(c) Someone drugged them.
(d) They don't really want to go.

2. Who finally ends up helping George find a place to sleep when he first visits Datchet?
(a) No one.
(b) A small boy.
(c) An old man.
(d) A beautiful girl.

3. What kind of boat does J. remember renting with some friends on a windy day?
(a) A steamboat.
(b) A rowboat.
(c) A speedboat.
(d) A sailboat.

4. What happens to J. when he gets on the train after telling his story while the men decide which food to bring?
(a) He makes money selling food to hungry passengers.
(b) All the other passengers leave him alone.
(c) Everyone wants some of his food.
(d) His food is stolen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men spend the evening when it rains en route from Oxford?

2. With whom are Streatly and Goring popular?

3. What are the men grateful for as the novel concludes?

4. What does George want to postpone doing before they set up their boat for sleeping near Picnic Point?

5. What attracts the men to stop in Streatly, even though they weren't planning on it?

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