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Jerome K. Jerome (1859–1927) was a British writer best known for his
humorous novel Three Men in a Boat. The three men and their adventures
in the novel are based on the real-life characters and experiences of his
two friends and Jerome himself.

Comprehension

A. Sequence the following events in the order in which they happen in the story.

1. George stepped on the butter.

2. Montmorency put his leg into the jam.

3. Harris sat on the butter.
4. George asked if the narrator had put the soap in the bag.

5. The narrator packed the boots.

6. George and Harris broke a cup.

7. The narrator sat on the bag and strapped it.

8. Harris hoped nothing would be found broken.

B. Answer the questions with reference to the context.
1. ‘Ain’t you going to put the boots in?’

a. Who says this to whom?
b. Inside what were the boots to be put?
c. What is the listener’s reaction to this question? Why is his reaction so?

2. I agreed and sat down, and they had a go.
a. What did the narrator agree to?
b. Why did the narrator agree?

c. At what time and on what day does this conversation take place?
3. It irritated them more than anything I could have said.

a. Whom does ‘them’ refer to? Whose action irritated them?
b. What was the irritating action?
c. How did this irritating action aff ect them?

4. ‘Why, here it is all the time!’
a. Who says this to whom?

b. What was ‘it’ and where had it been all this time?
c. Where was ‘it’ fi nally packed?
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