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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the most appropriate answer.

   1. The narrator believed that 
      1. Harris and George were good packers
      2. Montmorency was a great help in packing
      3. he was the best packer in the world
      4. George and Harris were strange
   2. The narrator wanted to 
      1. supervise the others while they packed
      2. take Montmorency to buy lemons while the others packed
      3. get irritated by George and Harris
      4. do the hard work so that his friends could relax
   3. George laughed at the narrator because he knew he had managed to
      1. make him smile
      2. make a fool of him
      3. make him feel sorry
      4. irritated him
   4. Montmorency believed that
      1. the three men were his family
      2. George and Harris wanted his cold, damp nose whenever they stretched out their hand for something while packing
      3. he could help the three men pack
      4. he was a horse
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   1. (c) he was the best packer in the world
   2. (a) supervise the oth
   3. ...
   4. (b) George and Harris wanted his cold, damp nose whenever they stretched out ...
2. 2.

   Write true or false.

   1. George and Harris did not want to leave the packing to the narrator.
   2. Harris reminded the narrator that he had forgotten to pack the boots.
   3. The narrator had forgotten to pack his toothbrush.
   4. The narrator was able to find his friend's toothbrushes easily.
   5. The narrator opened the bag to check whether he had packed the soap.
   6. Harris suggested that the narrator and George pack the hampers.
   7. Harris and George wanted to show the narrator that packing was easy.
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   1. False
   2. True
   3. True
   4. True
   5. True
   6. False
   7. True
3. 3.

   How can we tell that George and Harris were happy to let the narrator pack for the journey?
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   George and Harris were happy to let the narrator pack becaus...

4. 4.

   Which two things irritated the narrator pack for the journey?
5. 5.

   How did his toothbrush affect the narrator?
6. 6.

   What did the contents of the bag look like after the narrator had finished searching for his toothbrush?