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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is Stivvings always missing school?
(a) He cuts classes with his friends.
(b) He must help his ailing mother.
(c) He sleeps in and misses the bus.
(d) He is sick.

3. What does the story of the shop in a former house prompt J. to think about?
(a) How money can't buy happiness.
(b) How people always seem to end up with what they do not want.
(c) How important women are to making a place look nice.
(d) How there's nothing like a place to call home.

4. What country are the three main characters in "Three Men in a Boat" from?
(a) America.
(b) England.
(c) South Africa.
(d) India.

5. What is distinct about the house in Kingston which J. tells a story about?
(a) The owner has covered the walls with wallpaper.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) There is a lot of carved oak present in the house.
(d) It has a large, beautiful staircase.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tree are Harris and J. sitting under when they are accused of trespassing?

2. The three main characters decide they need a break for __________.

3. Why do the men oversleep right as they begin their journey?

4. When discussing what food items to bring, what food item does J. tell an amusing story about bringing on a train?

5. According to Harris's thinking, who has accused them of trespassing?

(see the answer key)

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