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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. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?

2. Which characters are initially in favor of camping during the trip?

3. What do men usually wear when going to a lock?

4. Who wakes up the men when they oversleep on the first day of their journey?

5. Which train station do the men go to as they are preparing to start their journey?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does J. say he actually intended when he volunteered to pack?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the portrayal of women with the portrayal of men in "Three Men in a Boat."

Essay Topic 2

Present an argument discussing why the group's decision to take the train home at the conclusion of the novel DOES or DOES NOT fit with what the reader has come to learn and know about this particular group of characters.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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