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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Montmorency react to the men's jovial demeanor while making the stew?
(a) He gets into the spirit.
(b) He disappears for awhile.
(c) He naps.
(d) He becomes afraid.

2. Why did George pass the first inn he found when he first visited Datchet?
(a) It was really dirty.
(b) It was full.
(c) It was too expensive.
(d) He thought there might be a better one down the road.

3. What kind of breakfast do the men have after the night in Henley?
(a) A quiet one with no conversation.
(b) None, because they have run out of breakfast foods.
(c) A plain one.
(d) A very fancy one.

4. What does J. notice changes a man's outlook as the group rests near Picnic Point?
(a) Looking at the stars.
(b) Reading the Bible.
(c) A morning in church.
(d) A full stomach.

5. In the story he tells, how does J. get saved from being stuck at the top of a pole?
(a) He is saved by another boat.
(b) He is saved when the tide goes out, and he can crawl down.
(c) He eventually climbs down and swims to safety.
(d) He has to jump from the pole to a tree to a boat.

6. What does J. consider Marlow to be?
(a) One of the most attractive river towns on the trip.
(b) A horrible place where everything is too expensive.
(c) A horrible place where the people smell bad.
(d) Heaven on earth.

7. How does J. describe Reading?
(a) As unattractive.
(b) As heaven on earth.
(c) As a Monet painting.
(d) As a scene from Norman Rockwell.

8. What historic document was signed at Manga Charta Island?
(a) The Constitution.
(b) The Magna Charta.
(c) The document putting the monarchy in power.
(d) The Declaration of Independence.

9. Whom did King Henry VIII reportedly court on Magna Charta Island?
(a) Mary Boleyn.
(b) Queen Elizabeth.
(c) Anne Boleyn.
(d) Queen Mary.

10. What skill is J. apparently lacking to be a great fisherman?
(a) He is not a good enough liar.
(b) He doesn't know how to tie good knots in the fishing line.
(c) He is not patient enough.
(d) He feels too bad for the fish.

11. Who gets tangled up in the materials needed to prepare the boat for sleeping?
(a) J. and George.
(b) George and Harris.
(c) Just George.
(d) Harris and J.

12. What kind of lunch is Harris eating when he seemingly disappears?
(a) A fruit salad.
(b) Bread and cheese.
(c) Corned beef with mustard.
(d) A meat pie.

13. How much money does J. have to pay for the boat he rents with friends on a windy day?
(a) Only one shilling.
(b) No money.
(c) A few dollars.
(d) Quite a bit.

14. Who ultimately claims that he caught the large fish mounted in the pub?
(a) Captain Ahab.
(b) J.
(c) The bartender.
(d) Harris.

15. What signals finally allow George and J. to find Harris the night they go to Henley?
(a) Police sirens and the light of flames.
(b) The sound of waves crashing up against the boat.
(c) The terrible sound of Harris singing and playing the banjo.
(d) Montmorency barking and a light.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does J. have trouble sleeping near Picnic Point?

2. Why would J. get into trouble when he tried to make rafts?

3. Where does George end up sleeping when he first visits Datchet?

4. What does J. think would make it easier for him to go back to sleep after he's had a rough night?

5. What does J. think one should do first while preparing dinner?

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