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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 do the men need to do to set up their boat for sleeping?

2. While in Reading, where do the men randomly meet some friends of theirs?

3. Who follows the men to their boat as their stored food is being replaced?

4. Who takes charge of the unusual item that the men see floating in the water after they pass Reading?

5. What does J. think one should do first while preparing dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What ends up happening at the inns while George and J. are looking for somewhere to sleep in Datchet?

2. How does the cat react when Montmorency tries to attack it?

3. Why do the men decide to get their clothes washed in Streatly?

4. How does J. end up being the first one to take a bath in the river?

5. Why do the men pretend to ignore the steam launch when it approaches them?

6. What does J.'s friend miscalculate with the punt when they are boating together?

7. Who is J. with when he gets stuck on the punt?

8. Why does George's reaction change from laughter when J. accidentally flings his own shirt into the river?

9. What happens that lets George know that everyone is lying about who caught the fish that is mounted on the wall in the pub?

10. What kinds of methods do the men use to try to open their canned goods during the trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least one short story that is told by a character in "Three Men in a Boat" and what it contributes to the larger story of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how alcohol/drinking/being drunk is portrayed in "Three Men in a Boat" as well as why Jerome would include the instances he does of characters drinking/having too much to drink in the text.

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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