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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 the story of the shop in a former house prompt J. to think about?
2. What kind of song is the German man in J.'s story singing when the audience has a joke played on them?
3. Where do the men decide they will leave from to begin their river journey?
4. What kind of stove do the three men decide not to take on their trip?
5. What is the most common way for someone to pull the tow line?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What does J. note about what people remember about being seasick after they return from a trip?
3. What does J. joke is the prime symptom of his current malady in Chapter 1?
4. Where do J. and Harris ultimately end up getting George?
5. Why do the men have such a hard time finding a train to take them to their boat?
6. What does J. remark about the weather forecast as the group prepares to leave on their journey?
7. How does the man accusing J. and Harris of trespassing respond to their challenges of his claim?
8. Who is Stivvings?
9. 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?
10. What does J. say he actually intended when he volunteered to pack?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze at least three literary devices Jerome uses to develop a character of your choosing in "Three Men in a Boat."
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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