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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A River Runs Through It.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Norman and Mr. Maclean react after the tragedy?
(a) They send flowers.
(b) They make the appropriate phone calls.
(c) They both carry a lot of guilt.
(d) They seek counseling.

2. This story is based on ________________.
(a) rumors
(b) myths
(c) local legends
(d) real-life experiences

3. What happens to humiliate Paul?
(a) He does not have enough money to pay his bar tab.
(b) He has to be bailed out of jail by Norman.
(c) He falls down outside a bar.
(d) He is rejected by a woman in a bar.

4. Where do Norman and Paul fish?
(a) The Colorado River
(b) The Blackfoot River
(c) The Mississippi River
(d) The Missouri River

5. Norman and Paul's father is as passionate about _____________________ as he is about religion.
(a) cooking
(b) stamp collecting
(c) metal detecting
(d) fly fishing

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in the family becomes an expert fisherman?

2. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?

3. What does Norman decide to do because he is frustrated with his family situation?

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

5. Who has asked Norman to help his brother-in-law?

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