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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where near Sonning do the men decide to camp?
(a) On an island.
(b) In a farmer's field.
(c) Inside a sports stadium.
(d) On the boat.

2. How much money does J. have to pay for the boat he rents with friends on a windy day?
(a) Quite a bit.
(b) A few dollars.
(c) Only one shilling.
(d) No money.

3. What makes setting up the boat for sleeping take so long?
(a) The hoops and canvas don't fit.
(b) The blankets have bugs in them that need to be picked out.
(c) The air mattress has a hole in it.
(d) The tents keep collapsing.

4. What kind of boat does J. remember renting with some friends on a windy day?
(a) A rowboat.
(b) A steamboat.
(c) A sailboat.
(d) A speedboat.

5. What do the men ask of the friends they run into in Reading?
(a) For a tow.
(b) For a drink.
(c) For directions.
(d) For some money.

6. What happens to Harris when he appears to disappear during lunch with the other men?
(a) He plays a trick on J.
(b) He falls into the edge of a gully hidden by tall grass.
(c) He faints.
(d) Nothing.

7. Why does J. think he shouldn't have to row after the group passes Reading?
(a) He showed them such a good time in town.
(b) He is getting sunburned.
(c) He has hurt himself.
(d) His turn is over.

8. How do the men react to Montmorency's offer for the stew?
(a) They pretend to consider it but decide against it.
(b) They ignore him.
(c) They put it in the stew.
(d) They scold him.

9. Why can the men not get their canned items open during the trip?
(a) Their can opener gets taken by the dog.
(b) It has all melted together.
(c) They have forgotten the can opener.
(d) It is strangely stuck shut.

10. What does Montmorency offer up for the stew?
(a) A bone.
(b) His dog food.
(c) A water rat.
(d) Some rocks.

11. Who provides a brief history of Marlow?
(a) George.
(b) J.
(c) The captain.
(d) Harris.

12. What does George want to postpone doing before they set up their boat for sleeping near Picnic Point?
(a) Write letters home.
(b) Set up their beds.
(c) Do an inventory count.
(d) Make a few phone calls.

13. Who follows the men to their boat as their stored food is being replaced?
(a) Delivery boys.
(b) Random townspeople.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Dogs.

14. Where do the men decide they must bathe during their trip?
(a) At a private bathroom on land somewhere.
(b) In a pond.
(c) In the boat's bathtub.
(d) In the river.

15. How does J. describe Reading?
(a) As a scene from Norman Rockwell.
(b) As heaven on earth.
(c) As a Monet painting.
(d) As unattractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of experience does Harris have that the others do not?

2. What kind of stew does the group think they are making?

3. What animal does Harris imagine has attacked him while George and J. were in Henley?

4. Where is George when he hears the bells chime in the story J. tells?

5. What is the first sign that George's watch might be broken in the story J. tells?

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