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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. What happened to Abe?
(a) He got hurt on a tree limb in the river.
(b) He had fallen out of his boat and was seeking help.
(c) He had gotten lost on the river.
(d) He drowned.

2. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?
(a) He burns it.
(b) He puts it on Ma's nightstand, so she will always see it.
(c) He throws it into the river.
(d) He puts it up on a high shelf.

3. How does Gus envision himself while speaking of the green and grey in "I Reckon"?
(a) As a lizard.
(b) As a rock.
(c) As a statue.
(d) As a fish.

4. What does Gus say of devoted people in "Excerpts from the God-notebook"?
(a) That they are warm and friendly people.
(b) That they are pushy, one-sided people.
(c) That they are found to be nervous, belligerent people.
(d) That they usually keep to themselves.

5. What gift does Henning give to Gus for the cabin?
(a) Flashlights.
(b) Fishing paintings.
(c) A cord of wood.
(d) An aquarium.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma retell about the mule and the pike?

2. What is Gus's digression all about at the end of "The Undoing of a Scientific Angler"?

3. How does Gus believe that he becomes a fishing prodigy?

4. What does Ma point out to Henning about the book written by Izaak Walton?

5. What philosophical question keeps running through Gus's mind in "I Reckon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Titus and Gus connect?

2. What happens to Gus emotionally in the first few months alone in the cabin?

3. How do Ma and Henning attempt to make the cabin livable for Gus?

4. Why is Gus searching for the answer to death?

5. What happens with Gus and Abe? How does Gus speak to Abe? Why does he speak to Abe in this fashion?

6. How does Maggie add comic relief to a very serious situation?

7. How is Bill Bob different than the rest of the family?

8. How does Gus plan his life to maximize his fishing time?

9. What is a dreefee and how does it affect the Orviston household?

10. Explain Bill Bob's concept of life and death.

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