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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who first volunteers to pack everything?
(a) Harris.
(b) George.
(c) J.
(d) The dog.

2. What do the men do to celebrate coming to a compromise about their sleeping arrangements?
(a) Have custom tents made.
(b) Smoke a fancy cigar.
(c) Go out for a drink.
(d) Give each other a pat on the back.

3. Who accidentally sits on the butter as the men are packing?
(a) George.
(b) The dog.
(c) J.
(d) Harris.

4. What does the group do with the initial list of items to bring?
(a) They throw it out.
(b) They end up fighting over it so much that it is torn into pieces.
(c) They keep it as a souvenir.
(d) They nail it to the boat.

5. What example is given of a simple project Uncle Podger would undertake?
(a) Fixing the chimney.
(b) Hanging a picture.
(c) Fixing the car.
(d) Cooking breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What vice are the main characters doing when the novel opens?

2. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?

3. In the first chapter, who admits that he is something of a hypochondriac?

4. What do the men push aside to make room for everything they want to pack?

5. What food item do the men discuss and decide not to bring with them on their trip?

(see the answer key)

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