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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the men want to get to the train station?
(a) By bicycle.
(b) By cab.
(c) By bus.
(d) By horse.

2. Who starts teasing the men as they get their luggage ready to go?
(a) No one.
(b) Some girls who walk by.
(c) Their mothers.
(d) A group of young boys.

3. The three main characters decide they need a break for __________.
(a) Three days
(b) One week.
(c) Ten days.
(d) One month.

4. Kingston is known for being ___________________.
(a) A large battle that was fought there between the French and the German.
(b) The largest port city in England.
(c) A large battle that was fought there between the French and the Irish.
(d) The former royal seat of the Saxon kings.

5. Which character has already been lost in the hedge maze along the river?
(a) Harris.
(b) George.
(c) J.
(d) The boat captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does J. note often happens to the person responsible for pulling the tow line?

2. What does George report seeing a couple doing with their tow line once?

3. What kinds of songs does Harris sometimes sing at parties?

4. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does J. say he actually intended when he volunteered to pack?

2. What does Harris say he would like to do to any man who puts up a "no trespassing" sign?

3. What item does George bring onto the boat when J. and Harris pick him up?

4. Where do J. and Harris ultimately end up getting George?

5. What does J. believe boaters can do to prevent tangles in the tow line?

6. Why do Harris and J. have to pick up George after they start the journey?

7. Why do the men have such a hard time finding a train to take them to their boat?

8. After George sees a couple walking along the shore with a tow line that is not attached to anything, what does he decide to do?

9. What does J. joke is the prime symptom of his current malady in Chapter 1?

10. Why does J. make fun of Harris's desire to look at old tombstone inscriptions?

(see the answer keys)

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