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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Gus envision right before he grants Dutch the interview?
2. Why is Gus so taken by the girl in the tree in "The Warble of the Water Owl"?
3. Why was Descartes looking at Gus strangely?
4. Why is Bill Bob so fascinated with Pedro's home?
5. Why do Titus and Gus go to Portland?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Bill Bob standing in the cold whistling?
2. How are Eddy and Gus alike?
3. What is the significance of the chapter title "Closing the Door"?
4. What is the purpose of the trek that Gus takes after Nick leaves?
5. On Gus's trek back home from the source of the Tamanawis, what does he discover about the spiritual source?
6. What happens to Gus when he meets the most beautiful girl that he could imagine?
7. How does Eddy lead Gus to God?
8. Explain the relationship between Descartes and Titus.
9. Why can't Gus communicate with Eddy when he meets her?
10. How does Gus become somewhat famous in the chapter "Hemingway"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are Titus and Descartes comic relief? Why is comic relief a welcome visitor in the story?
Essay Topic 2
What is the religious theme of the story and how does it affect the major characters?
Essay Topic 3
What is "The Compleat Angler" and what does in mean to the Orviston family?
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