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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Norman ask Paul?
(a) If he will be the godfather to his new son
(b) If he will lend him some money
(c) If he needs any help paying for the damage done in the bar fight
(d) If he brought any beer to the picnic
2. What does Jessie encourage Norman to do with the answer to #22?
(a) Take him to the country club.
(b) Take him to a ballgame.
(c) Take him to a local bar.
(d) Take him to church.
3. How does Norman think that Jessie and her family will react to Neal's condition?
(a) They know this is typical behavior for Neal.
(b) They will be shocked.
(c) They will blame Norman for Neal's condition.
(d) They will make him drink lots of black coffee.
4. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean come to realize?
(a) They should take fishing lessons.
(b) They do not know how they could have done anything differently.
(c) They should see a psychiatrist.
(d) They need to be kinder to people.
5. What does Paul hope to avoid?
(a) Any confrontation from Norman about Paul's behavior the last time they were together
(b) Insect bites
(c) Any interaction with Jessie
(d) A sunburn
6. Why does Norman think that Paul needs help?
(a) Because Paul has large gambling debts.
(b) Because Paul drinks too much and gets in bar fights
(c) Because Paul cannot keep a job.
(d) Because Paul has been diagnosed with cancer.
7. What profession does Norman and Paul's father have?
(a) Methodist minister
(b) Jewish rabbi
(c) Presbyterian minister
(d) Episcopalian minister
8. One day when Norman and Paul are fishing, Neal arrives with a woman named Old Rawhide that he met ___________________.
(a) at the country club
(b) at a seminar
(c) at church
(d) at a bar
9. What does Norman and Paul's father do with them?
(a) Shows them how to change the oil in the car
(b) Gives them driving lessons
(c) Teaches them the proper techniques of fly fishing
(d) Teaches them to play poker
10. What happens in the middle of the night?
(a) Paul fixes them a midnight snack.
(b) Norman gets sick.
(c) Norman goes sleepwalking.
(d) Norman gets a call from the local police sergeant.
11. What is notable about Old Rawhide's derriere?
(a) She has a big birthmark.
(b) She has a huge bruise.
(c) She is in great shape.
(d) She has a tattoo on it.
12. What happens in the following month of May?
(a) Jessie's mother dies from cancer.
(b) Mr. Maclean has a heart attack.
(c) Paul is beaten to death and left in an alley.
(d) Paul gets married.
13. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean talk about while watching Paul fish?
(a) the church
(b) Neal
(c) Mrs. Maclean
(d) Paul
14. What does Paul put in the river?
(a) trash
(b) his boots
(c) soft drinks
(d) beer
15. Who catches the most fish on this day?
(a) Neal
(b) Mr. Maclean
(c) Norman
(d) Paul
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the brothers always wonder about each other?
2. Who in the family remains an average fisherman?
3. Where do Norman and Paul fish?
4. What happens to humiliate Paul?
5. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?
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