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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. Why did George stop in Datchet one night before his journey with his friends?
2. What kind of experience does Harris have that the others do not?
3. Why do the men insist that their food supplies be delivered to their boat immediately?
4. What historic document was signed at Manga Charta Island?
5. What do the men argue about in regard to rowing the boat?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does J.'s ode to night at the end of Chapter 10 seem so out of character?
2. What does J. claim is the very best way to get a tea kettle to boil?
3. After George's watch stops working, what does the policeman do when George asks him for the time?
4. Why does J. have to pay a lot of money after he and some friends rent a sailboat on a windy day?
5. What ends up happening at the inns while George and J. are looking for somewhere to sleep in Datchet?
6. What does J. complain about sarcastically concerning the problem with being towed?
7. What kinds of methods do the men use to try to open their canned goods during the trip?
8. How does the cat react when Montmorency tries to attack it?
9. How do George and J. end up getting to Henley?
10. What ends up happening to the men's canned pineapple?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze why Jerome would include the suicide of the woman in Chapter 16. How does this suicide add to the text? What effect on the reader did Jerome intend by including such a dreadful event in the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze at least one female character in "Three Men in a Boat." Discuss how she is portrayed, what she contributes to the novel, and why Jerome would choose to include this particular type of character in a text heavily dominated by men.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss at least three literary devices Jerome uses to make the scenery in "Three Men in a Boat" become more vivid and realistic for the reader. Make sure to use specific quotations and/or examples from the text for each device discussed.
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