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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 George want to postpone doing before they set up their boat for sleeping near Picnic Point?

2. Why does J. have trouble sleeping near Picnic Point?

3. What did George do when he woke up in the middle of the night when his watch stopped?

4. What kind of experience does Harris have that the others do not?

5. How does J. describe Reading?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What ends up happening to the men's canned pineapple?

3. Why does J.'s ode to night at the end of Chapter 10 seem so out of character?

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

5. What change does J. notice about the group after they eat a large supper near Picnic Point?

6. How does Montmorency burn himself the night everyone makes stew?

7. What kinds of complaints does J. have about steam-powered boats?

8. How do George and J. end up getting to Henley?

9. What does J. claim is the very best way to get a tea kettle to boil?

10. What does Harris claim happens to him while George and J. are at Henley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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

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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