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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Arjuna tell Hemingway will happen to him if he eats meat?
(a) His heart will stop.
(b) He will turn into a girl.
(c) He will die.
(d) He will be castrated.

2. What method of fishing does Gus teach the old man in the chapter "Dutch"?
(a) The swim method.
(b) The sandwich method.
(c) The Twinkie method.
(d) The no bait method.

3. What is Bill Bob's new pastime that Gus discovers when he comes home?
(a) Running.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Airing.
(d) Keeping Ma and Henning laughing.

4. What does Gus buy from Emma that belonged to Hemingway?
(a) A goat.
(b) A sheep.
(c) A duck.
(d) A cow.

5. What inanimate object does Titus use to explain God to Gus?
(a) Nijinsky, the stuffed fish.
(b) Rodney, the fishing pole.
(c) Ezra Brooks, the bourbon.
(d) Tamanawis, the river.

6. What happened to the creek?
(a) It died from pollution.
(b) It dried up.
(c) It was restored.
(d) It was stocked with trout.

7. What will Gus and Titus trade?
(a) Girls for bourbon.
(b) Dinner for love advice.
(c) Secrets for secrets.
(d) Fishing for philosophy.

8. When Gus awakes in "the River Writes" what does he see in nature?
(a) Death.
(b) Life.
(c) The Garden Queen's robe.
(d) The answer to his existence.

9. Why do Titus and Gus go to Portland?
(a) Titus says his flat is more fitting.
(b) There are bars in Portland.
(c) Gus wants a change of scenery.
(d) There are girls in Portland.

10. How does Gus begin earning an income at the end of the chapter "Hemingway"?
(a) He sells flies and rods.
(b) He sells fishing tips.
(c) He sells fish.
(d) He sells fishing lessons.

11. Why is Gus so taken by the girl in the tree in "The Warble of the Water Owl"?
(a) She is fishing.
(b) She is interesting.
(c) She is beautiful and naked.
(d) She is fun.

12. Who are Googler and Mangler?
(a) Names of two fish Hemingway caught.
(b) Spirits.
(c) Invisible friends of Arjuna and Hemingway.
(d) New friends of the dairy farm kids.

13. How far does Gus go on his trek in the chapter titled the same?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

14. Why does Ma write to Gus after she reads the interview?
(a) She is proud of Gus for duping Dutch.
(b) She is curious.
(c) She is angry with Gus for duping Dutch.
(d) She is sad that Gus would dupe Dutch.

15. What does the man from Arizona who wants to sell Gus's wares say to Gus?
(a) "You're missing the opportunity of a lifetime."
(b) "Maybe next time."
(c) "Loser."
(d) "My loss."

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Gus speak to the girl?

2. What story does Nick tell Gus?

3. Why does Gus catch the trout in the chapter "Closing the Door"?

4. What does Nick come to Gus for?

5. What is amusing about the way Titus speaks while making breakfast for Gus and Descartes?

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