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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what city does the summer camp bus depart?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Milwaukee.
(c) Toledo.
(d) Detroit.

2. The narrator now understands that _______________ bet against the school team and disabled the star player in the laxative contest.
(a) The narrator.
(b) Umbaugh.
(c) Jocko.
(d) Goldberg.

3. What New Jersey food did the narrator eat while in Colorado?
(a) Pizza.
(b) Hot dogs.
(c) Steaks.
(d) Spaghetti.

4. Who is in the car in front of the narrator?
(a) An elderly couple.
(b) Newlyweds.
(c) College kids.
(d) Tourists.

5. What did each boy bet in the contest?
(a) $5.
(b) $50.
(c) $100.
(d) $20.

6. What does the narrator imagine killing him as he tried to evade the tailgater?
(a) A hitchhiker.
(b) A 1951 Studebaker.
(c) The tailgater.
(d) A semi.

7. The narrator and his friends have a contest of eating _____________ laxatives.
(a) Correctol.
(b) Miralax.
(c) Ex-Lax.
(d) Boomo-Lax.

8. The narrator could tell that the tailgater was eating _________________.
(a) A slice of pizza.
(b) An ice cream cone.
(c) A hot dog.
(d) A Big Mac.

9. How can the narrator best be described in comparison to his camp mates?
(a) An everyman.
(b) A fraud.
(c) An intellectual.
(d) A bully.

10. The head of the camp swears in the boys with an oath and _____________________.
(a) The Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) A bird call.
(c) Handshake.
(d) A secret wolf call.

11. In what format does the narrator recall the information about writers?
(a) A television lecture.
(b) A seminar presentation.
(c) An NPR show.
(d) A museum tour.

12. What does the narrator throw down from his window on some picketers during his college days?
(a) Cold water.
(b) Water balloons.
(c) A paper airplane.
(d) Eggs.

13. What is the treasure to be found at the end of the camp season?
(a) The Sacred Golden Tomahawk.
(b) The Most Revered Bear Paw.
(c) The Bronze Canoe Paddle.
(d) The Golden Bow and Arrows.

14. What is the culminating event of the summer at camp?
(a) A mixer with the girls' camp.
(b) An awards ceremony.
(c) A trip to Pizza Hut.
(d) A treasure hunt.

15. Why are the boys frightened during swimming lessons?
(a) It starts to thunder.
(b) The water is really choppy.
(c) One of the boys claims to feel the lake monster.
(d) The lake is dirty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Camp demerits result in the loss of privileges such as _______________.

2. Who finds the treasure hunt prize?

3. What food does the narrator dish out when he is working on the train?

4. According to the narrator, New Jerseyites are bound together as _______________.

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

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