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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?
(a) England.
(b) South Africa.
(c) India.
(d) America.

2. What do the men check at breakfast on the day of their departure?
(a) The newspaper for news on their trip.
(b) Their bank accounts.
(c) Their weight.
(d) The weather.

3. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?
(a) Right before the trip is over.
(b) After 24 hours.
(c) It depends on if they are a man or a woman.
(d) Never.

4. How do the men ultimately get the train they need?
(a) Be random luck.
(b) By following a pretty girl.
(c) By asking for help.
(d) By bribing a conductor.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wishes that he hadn't packed his tobacco pouch so soon?

3. How do the men want to get to the train station?

4. According to J., what animals do some kind of boaters hire to pull their boats?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What about the houses in Kingston makes them unique?

2. What happens with George and the butter as the group is packing?

3. Why do the men have such a hard time finding a train to take them to their boat?

4. Why do Harris and J. have to pick up George after they start the journey?

5. How does the man accusing J. and Harris of trespassing respond to their challenges of his claim?

6. What does J. note about what people remember about being seasick after they return from a trip?

7. Why does J. make fun of Harris's desire to look at old tombstone inscriptions?

8. Who is Stivvings?

9. In the story J. tells while the men are packing, why do all of the other passengers on the train leave when J. enters with large cheeses?

10. What does J. remark about the weather forecast as the group prepares to leave on their journey?

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