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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. After reaching a compromise on the camping/going to an inn decision, when do the friends next meet up to plan their trip?
(a) A week later.
(b) The following morning.
(c) The next day at lunch.
(d) The following night.

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

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

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

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

8. Who is the narrator of "Three Men in a Boat"?
(a) A neutral person we never see.
(b) Harris.
(c) J.
(d) George.

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

10. Whom does Harris usually mention during his performance?
(a) The piano player.
(b) His drummer.
(c) His mother.
(d) The harpist.

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

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

13. Why do the people in the boat often want the attention of the person pulling the tow line?
(a) Everyone wants a chance to pull.
(b) Something has gone wrong.
(c) People play a game of trying to get the most attention.
(d) It is customary to tease them.

14. What kinds of songs does Harris sometimes sing at parties?
(a) Opera songs.
(b) Romantic songs.
(c) Jazz songs.
(d) Comic songs.

15. Which character has already been lost in the hedge maze along the river?
(a) The boat captain.
(b) J.
(c) George.
(d) Harris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first volunteers to pack everything?

2. Whose relative is Uncle Podger?

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

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

5. Who does not think the river trip is a fine idea?

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