Test: Chapter - 19, Three Men in a Boat - Class 9 MCQ

In the text, the narrator describes the boats as "very good, so long as they are handled with care, they rarely come to pieces or sink" and "complete with necessary arrangements and are devoid of any ornamentation." Therefore, the correct answer is B) They were often poorly maintained.

The men wanted to hire a double sculling skiff but were offered "The pride of Thames" instead, which didn't even look like a boat. The narrator states that they paid thirty-five shillings for the boat, which they had to fasten together with string and plaster with wall-paper. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

The narrator says that the men and the dog had a pleasant stay in Oxford for two days and the dog had a total of twenty-five fights, and thought he had gone to heaven. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

The men boarded a train from Pangbourne because the weather had become too dangerous to stay in the boat. George advises them to do so, saying that it is not wise to stay in the boat. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

The weather changed and became rainy, causing everything in the boat to become damp, including the dinner, which eluded the men. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

George played the banjo during the rainy weather to uplift the mood of the men in the boat, but soon his songs made the three men mournful and the dog also howled. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

The men went direct to the restaurant and enjoyed their supper when they reached Paddington. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

The narrator explicitly states that the boats are good as long as they are handled with care and that they rarely come to pieces or sink. He also mentions that they are complete with necessary arrangements and are devoid of any ornamentation.

George played banjo to try to uplift the men's mood, but his songs soon had the opposite effect and made them feel mournful. Even the dog howled along with the music.

George advised the men to board a train from Pangbourne because the weather had been rainy and damp for two days and it was not wise to stay in the boat any longer.