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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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. Who first volunteers to pack everything?
(a) The dog.
(b) Harris.
(c) J.
(d) George.

3. What do the men check at breakfast on the day of their departure?
(a) The newspaper for news on their trip.
(b) Their weight.
(c) Their bank accounts.
(d) The weather.

4. What kind of song does the audience think the German man is singing in J.'s story about the joke being played on everyone at a dinner party?
(a) A very funny song.
(b) A very mysterious song.
(c) A ver religious song.
(d) A very sad song.

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

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

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

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

9. According to J., what often happens to the boats that are being pulled by animals?
(a) All of these answers are correct.
(b) It is hard to get out of their way.
(c) They get in frequent accidents.
(d) They move very quickly.

10. What is unique about Moulsey Lock?
(a) It is one of the busiest on the river.
(b) It has recently burned down.
(c) It is never used.
(d) It is continually under construction but never finished.

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

12. Where do the men make a pile of everything they want to pack?
(a) In the garage.
(b) In the center of the room.
(c) In the backyard.
(d) In the town square.

13. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?
(a) Why the men felt the need to pack so much stuff.
(b) If they can stop.
(c) If they are doing it okay.
(d) If they can have some water.

14. What food item do the men discuss and decide not to bring with them on their trip?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Cereal.
(c) Milk.
(d) Fish.

15. What kind of tree are Harris and J. sitting under when they are accused of trespassing?
(a) An oak.
(b) A cherry tree.
(c) An apple tree.
(d) A willow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brings up the idea of inclement weather when the group is trying to decide if they should camp or sleep at inns during their trip?

2. What meal do the men eat before departing on their trip?

3. What is the first act of work which Harris and J. make George do when he finally gets on the boat?

4. J. believes that fellow boaters blame _________________when their tow lines get tangled.

5. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?

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