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

The narrator describes how he got into a mess when he dealt with tow-lines himself and saw two men who lost their boat when they were disentangling their tow-line. He also talks about how George tied a tow-line to the wrong boat, which shows that the narrator believes tow-lines can be risky.

The narrator describes how being towed by girls was an exciting experience but also involved some dangers. The boat drifted out midstream, and the girls got the line around their necks and were nearly strangled.

The narrator describes how George tied a tow-line to the boat of a young couple and made them tow four bulky chaps in another boat for a long time. The girl was shocked when she could not see her aunt, and when Harris asked if they had recovered the old lady, George replied that he did not know. In fact, they towed the wrong boat.

The narrator and his young lady companion rowed on and passed the bridge instead of stopping at Benson's lock. This leads to a misunderstanding and the girl thinking they were lost.

The narrator and his companion didn't find Wallingford lock, and this led to the girl thinking they had lost their way and starting to cry.

The narrator and his companion heard accordion music, and a boat came along. The occupants told him that there was no Wallingford lock for the last one year, and they were very close to Cleeve now.

The narrator described tow-lines as strange when he saw Jim and Harris towing George's boat. He also mentioned how he got into a mess when he dealt with tow-lines himself.

George tied a tow-line to the boat of a young couple and made them tow four bulking chaps in another boat for a long time. The girl was shocked when she could not see her aunt. Harris asked if they had recovered the old lady. George replied that he did not know. In fact, they towed the wrong boat.

The narrator said that being towed by girls was the most exciting experience. It took three girls to tow always, two to hold the rope, and the third one to run round and round.

The girl thought that they had lost their way and began to cry when they were out on a river trip. The narrator pulled on for another mile, and then he began to get nervous himself.