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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. Who is the narrator of "Three Men in a Boat"?

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

3. What do the men do to celebrate coming to a compromise about their sleeping arrangements?

4. When discussing what food items to bring, what food item does J. tell an amusing story about bringing on a train?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happened to Harris the first time he went into the hedge maze?

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

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 3

Discuss at least 3 literary devices which Jerome uses to create the humorous tone throughout the novel. Make sure to use at least one direct example from the text for each device discussed.

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