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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to J., what animals do some kind of boaters hire to pull their boats?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Oxen.
(d) Elephants.

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

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

4. Where does Harris first mention wanting to get out and look at tombstone inscriptions?
(a) Hampton Church.
(b) The lock cemetery.
(c) On the train ride.
(d) London.

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

6. Who initially attempts to take charge of deciding what to bring on the trip?
(a) The housekeeper.
(b) Harris.
(c) George.
(d) L.

7. 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) Using it to play tug-of-war.
(d) Pulling it , although it was not attached to anything.

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

9. Who wakes up the men when they oversleep on the first day of their journey?
(a) Their moms.
(b) The housekeeper.
(c) No one.
(d) A telephone call.

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

11. What do the men push aside to make room for everything they want to pack?
(a) The furniture.
(b) The rug.
(c) Invited guests.
(d) The dining table only.

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

13. How do the men want to get to the train station?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) By cab.
(c) By bus.
(d) By horse.

14. The three main characters decide they need a break for __________.
(a) Ten days.
(b) One month.
(c) One week.
(d) Three days

15. Who starts teasing the men as they get their luggage ready to go?
(a) Their mothers.
(b) No one.
(c) Some girls who walk by.
(d) A group of young boys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Harris usually mention during his performance?

3. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?

4. What happens to J. when he gets on the train after telling his story while the men decide which food to bring?

5. Why do the people in the boat often want the attention of the person pulling the tow line?

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