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

2. The characters are _____________________.
(a) fictional
(b) larger than life
(c) jealous of each other
(d) not very believable

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

4. Why do Paul and Norman stop fishing to return to the others?
(a) Because they are getting sunburned
(b) Because it starts to rain
(c) Because it gets dark
(d) Because the fish are not biting

5. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?
(a) Clay
(b) Robert
(c) Martin
(d) Neal

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Norman and Paul see when they return from fishing?

2. Who in the family becomes an expert fisherman?

3. What does Paul put in the river?

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

5. Why does Norman feel he cannot help Paul?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Norman react to Neal's arrival a few days later?

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

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

4. Who are the two brothers in the story?

5. What do Norman's wife and mother-in-law finally realize about Neal?

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

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

8. Why does Norman not remain to fish with Neal?

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

10. On what is the story based?

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