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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 vice are the main characters doing when the novel opens?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Visiting a place where prostitutes hang out.

2. What kind of song is the German man in J.'s story singing when the audience has a joke played on them?
(a) A very religious song.
(b) A very mysterious song.
(c) A very sad song.
(d) A very funny song.

3. What word does J. use to describe what it's like to get one's boat towed by girls?
(a) "Boring."
(b) "Frustrating."
(c) "Exciting."
(d) "Annoying."

4. Where do Harris and J. stop when they are informed they are trespassing?
(a) Hemmingway Park.
(b) Central Park.
(c) Tower of Big Ben.
(d) Kempton Park.

5. What usually happens when Harris tries to sing songs at parties?
(a) He attracts a lot of attention because he is so good.
(b) He loses his voice because he sings so loudly.
(c) He forgets the words.
(d) He makes people cry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the men decide they will wash their clothes?

2. What kinds of songs does Harris sometimes sing at parties?

3. Which train station do the men go to as they are preparing to start their journey?

4. What do the men check at breakfast on the day of their departure?

5. The three main characters decide they need a break for __________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the group of boys tease the men about as they are outside waiting for a cab to take them to the train station?

3. What does J. joke is the prime symptom of his current malady in Chapter 1?

4. What does George do for a living?

5. What does J. remark about the original packing list the men create for their trip?

6. Where do J. and Harris ultimately end up getting George?

7. What does J. admit he thinks when he reads advertisements for new patent medicines?

8. What does J. believe boaters can do to prevent tangles in the tow line?

9. How many girls does J. joke are needed to pull a tow line?

10. Who is Stivvings?

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