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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does J. think would make it easier for him to go back to sleep after he's had a rough night?
(a) If the wildlife would just be quiet.
(b) If his fellow travelers just left him alone for a little bit.
(c) If he had somewhere to be at a certain time.
(d) A gate so he doesn't have to worry about rolling off the boat.

2. What does J. notice changes a man's outlook as the group rests near Picnic Point?
(a) A morning in church.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) Looking at the stars.
(d) A full stomach.

3. In the story he tells, how does J. get saved from being stuck at the top of a pole?
(a) He is saved by another boat.
(b) He is saved when the tide goes out, and he can crawl down.
(c) He eventually climbs down and swims to safety.
(d) He has to jump from the pole to a tree to a boat.

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

5. Which two characters have previously taken a boat trip together?
(a) J. and George.
(b) The dog and J.
(c) Harris and George.
(d) J. and Harris.

6. Who ends up taking the first rowing shift after Reading?
(a) No one because they use the sail.
(b) J.
(c) George.
(d) Harris.

7. Who finally ends up helping George find a place to sleep when he first visits Datchet?
(a) A beautiful girl.
(b) A small boy.
(c) An old man.
(d) No one.

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

9. What does J. think is the best way to get a tea kettle to boil?
(a) Put it on a low flame.
(b) Put it on a high flame.
(c) Ignore it.
(d) Stare at it.

10. What time does George hear the bells chime in the story which J. tells about George's broken watch?
(a) 3:00.
(b) 6:00.
(c) 9:00;
(d) 12:00.

11. What does the unusual item that the men see floating in the water after they pass Reading turn out to be?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) An old blanket.
(c) A dead woman.
(d) A mannequin.

12. Who ultimately claims that he caught the large fish mounted in the pub?
(a) J.
(b) The bartender.
(c) Captain Ahab.
(d) Harris.

13. What is the first sign that George's watch might be broken in the story J. tells?
(a) The sun had already been up for quite some time.
(b) The landlady hadn't made breakfast.
(c) The sun was not up.
(d) The coffee was cold.

14. What does J. consider Marlow to be?
(a) Heaven on earth.
(b) One of the most attractive river towns on the trip.
(c) A horrible place where the people smell bad.
(d) A horrible place where everything is too expensive.

15. What kind of a scene does J. think of when he imagines King Henry courting someone?
(a) A terrifying scene.
(b) An awkward scene.
(c) A very romantic scene.
(d) A very pompous scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Montmorency react to the men's jovial demeanor while making the stew?

2. What time did George's watch stop in the story J. tells?

3. What makes setting up the boat for sleeping take so long?

4. What skill is J. apparently lacking to be a great fisherman?

5. What unusual thing do the men see floating in the water after they pass Reading?

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