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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Marathon Run of Lonesome Ernie, the Arkansas Traveler.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the scholarly one in the narrator's dorm?
(a) Morrison.
(b) Umbaugh.
(c) Goldberg.
(d) Dagellio.

2. What does Lieutenant Cherry warn the men about not doing so the locals won't come after them with guns?
(a) Doing drugs.
(b) Talk about the pretty girls.
(c) Get drunk and rowdy.
(d) Date the local girls.

3. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?
(a) Gravy.
(b) Meat loaf.
(c) Beans.
(d) Eggs.

4. For what job does the narrator get selected on the train?
(a) KP duty.
(b) Guard duty.
(c) Communications.
(d) Surveillance.

5. What does the sergeant make Dan Baxter do when he catches Dan smoking?
(a) Smoke the pack of cigarettes with a bucket over his head.
(b) Drench the cigarettes in a bucket of water.
(c) Cut up the cigarettes with a tomahawk.
(d) Throw away the cigarettes in the outhouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the camp leader who facilitates the boys' getting on the camp bus?

2. What day is it at the mess hall at the beginning of this chapter?

3. What does the narrator think is a true Utopia?

4. Why are the boys frightened during swimming lessons?

5. What is the treasure to be found at the end of the camp season?

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