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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Harris.
(b) George.
(c) The dog.
(d) J.

2. What is Harris's full name?
(a) Brice Christopherson Harris.
(b) Chistopherson Brice Harris.
(c) Samuel William Harris.
(d) William Samuel Harris.

3. What towns are Harris and J. rowing by as J. tries to keep Harris from stopping to read tomb inscriptions?
(a) Boston and Newport.
(b) Burlington and Burlingame.
(c) Newport and Bridgeport.
(d) Halliford and Shepperton.

4. What do men usually wear when going to a lock?
(a) Swimsuits.
(b) Walking shorts.
(c) Bright colored blazers and straw hats.
(d) Silk suits.

5. What kind of song is the German man in J.'s story singing when the audience has a joke played on them?
(a) A very sad song.
(b) A very mysterious song.
(c) A very funny song.
(d) A very religious song.

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

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

8. Where do the men decide they will leave from to begin their river journey?
(a) Hampton.
(b) Kingston.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) Stockton.

9. What do the men decide should be listed when it comes to packing?
(a) Things they might forget.
(b) Only the things they cannot do without.
(c) Everything and anything they can think of.
(d) Thing they won't be embarrassed to be caught with.

10. What does "J." stand for?
(a) Jordan.
(b) Jeremy.
(c) Jason.
(d) Jerome.

11. Which characters are initially in favor of camping during the trip?
(a) J. and Harris.
(b) George, Harris, and J.
(c) George and J.
(d) Harris and George.

12. What kind of singer does Harris imagine himself to be?
(a) Horrible.
(b) Amusing.
(c) Very good.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

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

14. Where do the men decide they will wash their clothes?
(a) At a private house.
(b) In the river.
(c) They bring enough clothes so they don't have to wash any.
(d) At a laundromat.

15. What time did the men want to wake up on the day they start their journey?
(a) 4:30 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 7:30 a.m.
(d) 6:30 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the group do with the initial list of items to bring?

2. Who first volunteers to pack everything?

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

4. What do the men push aside to make room for everything they want to pack?

5. What is unique about Moulsey Lock?

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