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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 food item do the men discuss and decide not to bring with them on their trip?
(a) Cheese.
(b) Milk.
(c) Cereal.
(d) Fish.

2. What do the men decide not to list when it comes to packing?
(a) Anything that begins with a vowel.
(b) What they think they want.
(c) Anything they can buy along the way.
(d) Anything that will get them in trouble.

3. J. believes that fellow boaters blame _________________when their tow lines get tangled.
(a) The god of water.
(b) Tricksters.
(c) Each other.
(d) The goddess of rivers.

4. In what city is there a hedge maze?
(a) Hampton Court.
(b) Kingston.
(c) Marauder.
(d) London.

5. Why is Stivvings always missing school?
(a) He sleeps in and misses the bus.
(b) He is sick.
(c) He must help his ailing mother.
(d) He cuts classes with his friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to J. when he gets on the train after telling his story while the men decide which food to bring?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Who is Stivvings?

8. What does George do for a living?

9. What are the men wearing as they prepare to start their journey?

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

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