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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Harris offer the man who accuses him of trespassing?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Bread and jam.
(c) A bottle of whiskey.
(d) Salted meat.

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

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

4. What kind of stove do the three men decide not to take on their trip?
(a) A steam stove.
(b) An oil stove.
(c) A gas stove.
(d) A coal stove.

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

6. Who wishes that he hadn't packed his tobacco pouch so soon?
(a) Harris.
(b) J.
(c) George.
(d) Their river guide.

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

8. Who ends up packing all of the clothes and supplies in the men's first attempt?
(a) George.
(b) Harris.
(c) Their housekeeper.
(d) J.

9. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?
(a) After 24 hours.
(b) Right before the trip is over.
(c) It depends on if they are a man or a woman.
(d) Never.

10. What is the first act of work which Harris and J. make George do when he finally gets on the boat?
(a) Clean the bathrooms.
(b) Cook lunch.
(c) Pull the tow line.
(d) Cook breakfast.

11. What example is given of a simple project Uncle Podger would undertake?
(a) Fixing the car.
(b) Hanging a picture.
(c) Cooking breakfast.
(d) Fixing the chimney.

12. What does the story of the shop in a former house prompt J. to think about?
(a) How important women are to making a place look nice.
(b) How people always seem to end up with what they do not want.
(c) How there's nothing like a place to call home.
(d) How money can't buy happiness.

13. Who remembers that he has forgotten to pack boots?
(a) George.
(b) J.
(c) Harris.
(d) Everyone.

14. Whom do the men blame for oversleeping?
(a) The maid.
(b) Each other.
(c) The alarm clock.
(d) The dog.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the men oversleep right as they begin their journey?

2. According to J., what animals do some kind of boaters hire to pull their boats?

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

4. 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?

5. Why is Stivvings always missing school?

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