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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A River Runs Through It.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to humiliate Paul?
(a) He has to be bailed out of jail by Norman.
(b) He falls down outside a bar.
(c) He is rejected by a woman in a bar.
(d) He does not have enough money to pay his bar tab.

2. What profession does Norman and Paul's father have?
(a) Episcopalian minister
(b) Methodist minister
(c) Presbyterian minister
(d) Jewish rabbi

3. What do Norman and Paul convince their father to do the next day?
(a) Begin painting the house
(b) Give an unpopular sermon
(c) Take their mother shopping
(d) Go fishing with them

4. What does Norman do after he takes Paul and his girlfriend back to Paul's house?
(a) He goes to his own home.
(b) He berates Paul for bad behavior.
(c) He fixes a pot of coffee.
(d) He goes out to get food to fix breakfast for all of them

5. Who is clearly Mrs. Maclean's favorite person?
(a) Mr. Maclean
(b) Norman
(c) Paul
(d) Neal

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do Paul and Norman stop fishing to return to the others?

2. What kind of personality does Norman's brother-in-law have?

3. The story is an _________________ one.

4. Instead of returning to the cabin, where do Norman and Paul spend the night?

5. What do the brothers always wonder about each other?

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