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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 happens to J. when he gets on the train after telling his story while the men decide which food to bring?
(a) All the other passengers leave him alone.
(b) Everyone wants some of his food.
(c) He makes money selling food to hungry passengers.
(d) His food is stolen.

2. In what year was "Three Men in a Boat" published?
(a) 1889.
(b) 2010.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1949.

3. How do Harris and J. respond to the accusation that they are trespassing?
(a) They move immediately.
(b) They pretend they are lawyers so that the man leaves them alone.
(c) They beat up the man accusing them.
(d) They take the man's word for it but refuse to move.

4. Whom do the men blame for oversleeping?
(a) Each other.
(b) The dog.
(c) The maid.
(d) The alarm clock.

5. According to J., what animals do some kind of boaters hire to pull their boats?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Elephants.
(d) Oxen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do the men decide they will leave from to begin their river journey?

3. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?

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

5. Who starts teasing the men as they get their luggage ready to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

4. Why do the men decide not to pack the oil stove?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. After George sees a couple walking along the shore with a tow line that is not attached to anything, what does he decide to do?

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