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

2. The three main characters decide they need a break for __________.
(a) Ten days.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) Three days

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

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

5. After reaching a compromise on the camping/going to an inn decision, when do the friends next meet up to plan their trip?
(a) The following night.
(b) The following morning.
(c) The next day at lunch.
(d) A week later.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are people wearing when the young men reach Moulsey Lock?

2. What kind of song is the German man in J.'s story singing when the audience has a joke played on them?

3. What towns are Harris and J. rowing by as J. tries to keep Harris from stopping to read tomb inscriptions?

4. What do men usually wear when going to a lock?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What item does George bring onto the boat when J. and Harris pick him up?

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

4. What compromise do the men come to about sleeping at inns or camping?

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

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

7. What happened to Harris the first time he went into the hedge maze?

8. What does J. say he actually intended when he volunteered to pack?

9. What does J. report happened to two men he saw on shore once, holding a tow line and looking blankly at each other?

10. 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?

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