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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 does J. note often happens to the person responsible for pulling the tow line?

2. What meal do the men eat before departing on their trip?

3. What does "J." stand for?

4. In what city is there a hedge maze?

5. What is the most common way for someone to pull the tow line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does J. note about what people remember about being seasick after they return from a trip?

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

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

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

5. What does George do for a living?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast one of the major characters (Harris, George, or Jerome) with himself at the beginning of "Three Men in a Boat" and himself at the conclusion of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least one conflict the main characters (J., George, and Harris) have during their journey. How do they resolve it? What does the reader learn about at least one character through the conflict and its resolution?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze what Montmorency brings to the text. Discuss three things that would be missing were he not included in the story.

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