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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of stove do the three men decide not to take on their trip?

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

4. Harris and J. agree they will try one day to get _________into the maze.

5. Who wishes that he hadn't packed his tobacco pouch so soon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the man accusing J. and Harris of trespassing respond to their challenges of his claim?

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

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

4. 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?

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

6. Who is Stivvings?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which character (Harris, George, or J.) is portrayed in the most positive light? What from the text most informs this opinion? Use specific examples to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze whether or not work/labor is portrayed in a positive or negative way in "Three Men in a Boat." Use at least 3 examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three challenges present for the reader in knowing that the entire story of "Three Men in a Boat" is told from the point of view of J.

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