:       THE "INNOCENTS ABROAD IN SOUTHERN ITALY "
                                   PLACEMENT TEST

Multiple Choice

Why another  travel blog ?  

a.What better way is there to share one's happy adventures with loved ones back home.?.

b. What's the use of a spending all this fucking money on a vacation if it doesn't make others envious?

c. We're afraid we'll have a great time and forget all the fun we had.

d. What was the question?.

Matching

Who are these intrepid travelers?  Draw a line between the name  of the person and  the description that best suits him/her.


Marjorie             cranky, stressed, bitter over real or imagined slights, fun to be around   

Phil                    cranky, stressed, bitter over real or imagined slights, fun to be around 

Brooks               cranky, stressed, bitter over real or imagined slights, fun to be around

Kate                   cranky, stressed, bitter over real or imagined slights,  fun to be around
                        
Kevin                   cranky, stressed, bitter over real and imagined slights, fun to be around


True or False?

____There is no better was to kill a decades old friendship than to plan and execute a three week trip.

____Execute is a good word to use when describing this endeavor.


Short Essay:

In a well organized paragraph of no fewer than 200 words, describe all the bad things that could happen when five people with deeply ingrained and inevitably annoying personal habits, a wide variety of physical ailments, and  a smattering of non-human body parts,decide that three weeks in close quarters, on public transportation, and in each others way is just what's needed to "get way from it all."