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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Big Al unable to play in the big football game the day after the contest?
(a) He dropped out of school.
(b) He broke his leg.
(c) He is too ill.
(d) The game was cancelled.

2. What does Ernie get off the train to do?
(a) Get some fresh air.
(b) Make a phone call.
(c) Buy some magazines.
(d) Buy beer.

3. What is the narrator's favorite snack?
(a) Cheetos.
(b) Oreos.
(c) Doritos.
(d) Fig Newtons.

4. In what state does the narrator live?
(a) New York.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Virginia.

5. What are the older campers at the narrator's childhood summer camp called?
(a) Foxes.
(b) Cheetahs.
(c) Wolves.
(d) Beavers.

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

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

8. What surprising things do the boys find as they pick up trash?
(a) Beer cans.
(b) Cigarette butts.
(c) Condoms.
(d) Whiskey bottles.

9. The narrator can't stand the pressure and tells Lieutenant Cherry about _________________.
(a) stealing some cigarettes.
(b) Johnson going AWOL.
(c) his drug problem.
(d) Ernie missing the train.

10. The tendency of all New Jerseyites to long for home is called ____________________.
(a) New Jersey Nostalgia.
(b) Home Sweet New Jersey.
(c) Old Folks Week.
(d) There's No Place Like New Jersey.

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

12. How long is the bus drive to camp?
(a) 2 hours.
(b) 3 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 8 hours.

13. What is the prize for the winning lodge?
(a) Tomahawk Trophy.
(b) Woodsman Award.
(c) Beaver Award.
(d) Bows and Arrows.

14. What name does the narrator say to call him even though it is not his real name?
(a) Bill.
(b) Max.
(c) Joe.
(d) Dave.

15. When does Ernie re-join his company after getting off the train?
(a) He never returns.
(b) In a week.
(c) In a couple hours.
(d) The next day.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the truck in front of the narrator carrying?

2. What is the name of the lodge to which the narrator is assigned?

3. To the narrator, New Jersey symbolizes ___________________.

4. How did the narrator pay for college expenses?

5. Who is the head of the summer camp?

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