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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do Norman and Paul get a late start the next morning?
(a) Mr. Maclean cannot find his fishing gear.
(b) They slept in.
(c) They were reading the Sunday paper.
(d) Mrs. Maclean fixes a huge breakfast.

2. What happens in the following month of May?
(a) Jessie's mother dies from cancer.
(b) Paul is beaten to death and left in an alley.
(c) Paul gets married.
(d) Mr. Maclean has a heart attack.

3. Who has asked Norman to help his brother-in-law?
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) His mother-in-law
(d) His wife

4. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean talk about while watching Paul fish?
(a) the church
(b) Mrs. Maclean
(c) Paul
(d) Neal

5. What does Paul put in the river?
(a) beer
(b) trash
(c) soft drinks
(d) his boots

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Norman feel when Paul is complimented on his fishing technique?

3. What happens in the middle of the night?

4. Norman and Paul's father is as passionate about _____________________ as he is about religion.

5. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean come to realize?

Short Essay Questions

1. On what is the story based?

2. Who arrives to surprise Norman and Paul at the cabin?

3. Neal declares that he wants to fish but what does he do instead?

4. What do Norman and Paul receive in the form of sermons from their father?

5. Why does Norman's mother-in-law enlist Norman's help on Neal's behalf?

6. What do Norman and Paul find when they return to the spot where they left the car?

7. What favor does Norman ask of his brother, Paul?

8. Who goes on the fishing trip the next morning?

9. Where do Norman and Paul escape from Norman's family problems a few days later?

10. What is the occupation of Norman and Paul's father?

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