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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who speaks often of the tragedy?
(a) Norman and Jessie
(b) Norman and Neal
(c) Norman and Jessie's mother
(d) Norman and Mr. Maclean

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

3. What do Norman and Paul convince their father to do the next day?
(a) Take their mother shopping
(b) Begin painting the house
(c) Give an unpopular sermon
(d) Go fishing with them

4. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean come to realize?
(a) They need to be kinder to people.
(b) They should take fishing lessons.
(c) They should see a psychiatrist.
(d) They do not know how they could have done anything differently.

5. Why does Norman think that Paul stays close to him while fishing?
(a) Because Norman has the beer
(b) Because Paul has been feeling lonely lately
(c) Because Norman can always find the best fishing spots
(d) Because he thinks Norman is upset over the situation with Neal

6. How does Norman get the news?
(a) By messenger
(b) By telegram
(c) In a phone call in the middle of the night
(d) By letter

7. What do Neal and Old Rawhide want to do with Norman and Paul?
(a) go to the movies
(b) play cards
(c) go fishing
(d) race cars

8. What do Norman and Paul see when they return from fishing?
(a) An approaching thunderstorm
(b) A rainbow
(c) A group of kids skinny dipping in the river
(d) Neal and Old Rawhide asleep, naked in the sun

9. Who is clearly Mrs. Maclean's favorite person?
(a) Paul
(b) Neal
(c) Mr. Maclean
(d) Norman

10. What fact do the men not realize at the end of this day?
(a) That Neal has died in a car accident
(b) That this is the last time that Norman and Paul will fish together
(c) That Mrs. Maclean has had a heart attack
(d) That this is the last time that Mr. Maclean will fish with them

11. Why are Jessie and her mother tending to Jessie's brother?
(a) Because he is nursing a hangover
(b) Because he has a migraine
(c) Because he has broken his leg
(d) Because he has broken his arm

12. What is notable about Old Rawhide's derriere?
(a) She is in great shape.
(b) She has a big birthmark.
(c) She has a huge bruise.
(d) She has a tattoo on it.

13. What does Paul hope to avoid?
(a) Any confrontation from Norman about Paul's behavior the last time they were together
(b) Insect bites
(c) Any interaction with Jessie
(d) A sunburn

14. Who in the family becomes an expert fisherman?
(a) Mrs. Maclean
(b) Mr. Maclean
(c) Paul
(d) Norman

15. What does Norman do after he takes Paul and his girlfriend back to Paul's house?
(a) He berates Paul for bad behavior.
(b) He goes out to get food to fix breakfast for all of them
(c) He fixes a pot of coffee.
(d) He goes to his own home.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Norman think that Paul needs help?

2. What profession does Norman and Paul's father have?

3. Who helps take Neal upstairs to bed?

4. What does Paul put in the river?

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

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