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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. According to J., what often happens to the boats that are being pulled by animals?
(a) They get in frequent accidents.
(b) They move very quickly.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) It is hard to get out of their way.

2. When does J. claim people finally get used to being on a ship?
(a) After 24 hours.
(b) Never.
(c) It depends on if they are a man or a woman.
(d) Right before the trip is over.

3. What do the men decide should be listed when it comes to packing?
(a) Everything and anything they can think of.
(b) Things they might forget.
(c) Thing they won't be embarrassed to be caught with.
(d) Only the things they cannot do without.

4. According to J., what are girls constantly asking while they tow the boat?
(a) If they are doing it okay.
(b) Why the men felt the need to pack so much stuff.
(c) If they can have some water.
(d) If they can stop.

5. Where do the men decide they will wash their clothes?
(a) At a laundromat.
(b) In the river.
(c) They bring enough clothes so they don't have to wash any.
(d) At a private house.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who first volunteers to pack everything?

2. What kind of song is the German man in J.'s story singing when the audience has a joke played on them?

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

4. Who wakes up the men when they oversleep on the first day of their journey?

5. What is the most common way for someone to pull the tow line?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the group of boys tease the men about as they are outside waiting for a cab to take them to the train station?

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

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

4. How does the man accusing J. and Harris of trespassing respond to their challenges of his claim?

5. What compromise do the men come to about sleeping at inns or camping?

6. What happens with George and the butter as the group is packing?

7. What does J. remark about the weather forecast as the group prepares to leave on their journey?

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

9. What about the houses in Kingston makes them unique?

10. How many girls does J. joke are needed to pull a tow line?

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