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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What kinds of vegetables do the men use in their stew?
(a) Peas and carrots.
(b) Peas and potatoes.
(c) Potatoes.
(d) Peas.
2. Where does George end up sleeping when he first visits Datchet?
(a) A private home.
(b) The first inn where he stopped.
(c) In the forest.
(d) The second inn where he stopped.
3. Why do the men not reach Magna Charta when they planned?
(a) Their map is wrong.
(b) Their boat runs out of gas.
(c) The island doesn't actually exist.
(d) It is too far, and they are tired.
4. Why do the men insist that their food supplies be delivered to their boat immediately?
(a) They have no food available.
(b) They are worried the food might spoil.
(c) So they can get back on the river.
(d) They need to divide the food supplies into daily portions before leaving.
5. Who ends up taking the first rowing shift after Reading?
(a) George.
(b) J.
(c) Harris.
(d) No one because they use the sail.
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) Nothing.
(d) He faints.
7. What does George want to postpone doing before they set up their boat for sleeping near Picnic Point?
(a) Set up their beds.
(b) Make a few phone calls.
(c) Write letters home.
(d) Do an inventory count.
8. Where is George when he hears the bells chime in the story J. tells?
(a) At the bus station.
(b) Still in bed.
(c) At his office.
(d) Fishing at the shore.
9. How does Montmorency react to the animal he tries to attack?
(a) He is intimidated by it.
(b) He acts mean but then ends up being nice.
(c) He scares it away but doesn't actually end up hurting it.
(d) He kills it.
10. How do the men react to Montmorency's offer for the stew?
(a) They put it in the stew.
(b) They scold him.
(c) They ignore him.
(d) They pretend to consider it but decide against it.
11. Who ultimately claims that he caught the large fish mounted in the pub?
(a) Harris.
(b) J.
(c) Captain Ahab.
(d) The bartender.
12. Who provides a brief history of Marlow?
(a) Harris.
(b) J.
(c) The captain.
(d) George.
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 sun was not up.
(c) The landlady hadn't made breakfast.
(d) The coffee was cold.
14. How is Sonning described by J.?
(a) As a ghost town.
(b) As a scary town trapped in the past.
(c) As a picturesque village with quaint houses and gardens.
(d) As the place he wants to go when he settles down and has a family.
15. Who follows the men to their boat as their stored food is being replaced?
(a) Delivery boys.
(b) Random townspeople.
(c) Dogs.
(d) All of these answers are correct.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why can the men not get their canned items open during the trip?
2. What kind of a scene does J. think of when he imagines King Henry courting someone?
3. What kind of lunch is Harris eating when he seemingly disappears?
4. What natural wonder has a major impact on J. near picnic point?
5. What signals finally allow George and J. to find Harris the night they go to Henley?
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