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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Sonning described by J.?
(a) As a picturesque village with quaint houses and gardens.
(b) As the place he wants to go when he settles down and has a family.
(c) As a scary town trapped in the past.
(d) As a ghost town.

2. What animal does Harris imagine has attacked him while George and J. were in Henley?
(a) Rats.
(b) Spiders.
(c) Swans.
(d) Dogs.

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

4. Why does J. think he can't get back to sleep after he has a rough night near Picnic Point?
(a) The boat is rocking too much.
(b) The coyotes are too bothersome.
(c) He is getting seriously ill.
(d) He has no reason to get up.

5. How does Montmorency react to the animal he tries to attack?
(a) He acts mean but then ends up being nice.
(b) He is intimidated by it.
(c) He kills it.
(d) He scares it away but doesn't actually end up hurting it.

6. What do the men argue about in regard to rowing the boat?
(a) The best technique to use.
(b) Who should pull the oars.
(c) What direction to row.
(d) Where to sit on the boat.

7. What skill is J. apparently lacking to be a great fisherman?
(a) He doesn't know how to tie good knots in the fishing line.
(b) He is not patient enough.
(c) He feels too bad for the fish.
(d) He is not a good enough liar.

8. Which character (other than J.) has a rough night sleeping near Picnic Point?
(a) Harris.
(b) The dog.
(c) George.
(d) No other character.

9. What kind of breakfast do the men have after the night in Henley?
(a) A very fancy one.
(b) A plain one.
(c) None, because they have run out of breakfast foods.
(d) A quiet one with no conversation.

10. Whose shirt does J. accidentally fling into the river?
(a) Harris's.
(b) George's.
(c) His own.
(d) The captain's.

11. What is the group's original goal for Magna Charta Island?
(a) It's where they've planned to end their voyage.
(b) They want to spend a few days there.
(c) They just want to drift by it slowly so they can check it out from their boat.
(d) They want to camp there.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the men returning from when Montmorency attacks another animal?

2. What natural wonder has a major impact on J. near picnic point?

3. Why did George pass the second inn he found when he first visited Datchet?

4. What does J. think is the best way to get a tea kettle to boil?

5. When do most young men begin boating?

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