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

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

3. What meal do the men eat before departing on their trip?
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Lunch.
(c) None.
(d) Dinner.

4. What are people wearing when the young men reach Moulsey Lock?
(a) Swimsuits.
(b) Church attire.
(c) Their Sunday boating dresses.
(d) Wet suits.

5. What does the group do with the initial list of items to bring?
(a) They keep it as a souvenir.
(b) They nail it to the boat.
(c) They end up fighting over it so much that it is torn into pieces.
(d) They throw it out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After reaching a compromise on the camping/going to an inn decision, when do the friends next meet up to plan their trip?

3. According to J., what often happens to the boats that are being pulled by animals?

4. What usually happens when Harris tries to sing songs at parties?

5. Where do the men take their train to meet their boat?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of allegory does J. talk about once the group fine tunes their philosophy about packing?

2. What does Harris say he would like to do to any man who puts up a "no trespassing" sign?

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

4. Who is Stivvings?

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

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

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

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

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

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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