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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Harris and J. stop when they are informed they are trespassing?
(a) Central Park.
(b) Hemmingway Park.
(c) Tower of Big Ben.
(d) Kempton Park.

2. What usually happens when Harris tries to sing songs at parties?
(a) He loses his voice because he sings so loudly.
(b) He attracts a lot of attention because he is so good.
(c) He makes people cry.
(d) He forgets the words.

3. Who worries that he may have forgotten to pack his toothbrush?
(a) George.
(b) The dog.
(c) J.
(d) Harris.

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

5. According to J., what kinds of people hire animals to pull their boats?
(a) Lazy ones.
(b) Rich ones.
(c) Cruel ones.
(d) Proper ones.

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

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

8. What are people wearing when the young men reach Moulsey Lock?
(a) Swimsuits.
(b) Wet suits.
(c) Their Sunday boating dresses.
(d) Church attire.

9. What is the most common way for someone to pull the tow line?
(a) On roller skates.
(b) While running.
(c) While walking.
(d) With a special contraption that looks like a tractor.

10. In what year was "Three Men in a Boat" published?
(a) 2010.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1949.

11. In what city is there a hedge maze?
(a) London.
(b) Kingston.
(c) Marauder.
(d) Hampton Court.

12. What does George report seeing a couple doing with their tow line once?
(a) Arguing over it.
(b) Cutting it in half because they were so angry with each other.
(c) Pulling it , although it was not attached to anything.
(d) Using it to play tug-of-war.

13. Where do the men take their train to meet their boat?
(a) Devonshire.
(b) Waterloo.
(c) Kingston.
(d) London.

14. What do the men do to celebrate coming to a compromise about their sleeping arrangements?
(a) Give each other a pat on the back.
(b) Smoke a fancy cigar.
(c) Have custom tents made.
(d) Go out for a drink.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Harris and J. agree they will try one day to get _________into the maze.

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

3. What do the men decide should be listed when it comes to packing?

4. How do the men want to get to the train station?

5. What do women usually wear when going to a lock?

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