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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens in the following month of May?
(a) Paul is beaten to death and left in an alley.
(b) Paul gets married.
(c) Jessie's mother dies from cancer.
(d) Mr. Maclean has a heart attack.

2. Why do Paul and Norman stop fishing to return to the others?
(a) Because they are getting sunburned
(b) Because it gets dark
(c) Because the fish are not biting
(d) Because it starts to rain

3. Who catches the most fish on this day?
(a) Mr. Maclean
(b) Norman
(c) Neal
(d) Paul

4. Who in the family remains an average fisherman?
(a) Paul
(b) Norman
(c) Mr. Maclean
(d) Mrs. Maclean

5. How does Norman think that Jessie and her family will react to Neal's condition?
(a) They know this is typical behavior for Neal.
(b) They will be shocked.
(c) They will blame Norman for Neal's condition.
(d) They will make him drink lots of black coffee.

6. Why do Norman and Paul have to move to a new fishing hole?
(a) Because they want to be closer to Mr. Maclean
(b) Because too many people are fishing in the area.
(c) Because Paul throws rocks into the river and ruins the hole.
(d) Because the fish have stopped biting in this area.

7. Why do Norman and Paul get a late start the next morning?
(a) They were reading the Sunday paper.
(b) Mr. Maclean cannot find his fishing gear.
(c) They slept in.
(d) Mrs. Maclean fixes a huge breakfast.

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

9. What does Paul put in the river?
(a) his boots
(b) trash
(c) soft drinks
(d) beer

10. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?
(a) Martin
(b) Neal
(c) Clay
(d) Robert

11. Why does Paul invite Norman to stay the night at his house?
(a) Because he wants to take him to breakfast at a new restaurant.
(b) Because Norman has had too much to drink.
(c) Because it is late and it is a long drive back to Norman's house.
(d) Because Norman's car is almost out of gas.

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

13. Who does Neal's family think should take the blame for Neal's condition?
(a) Norman
(b) Jessie
(c) Neal
(d) Paul

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

15. What does Norman decide to do because he is frustrated with his family situation?
(a) He decides to take a trip to Europe.
(b) He asks his wife to go to marriage counseling.
(c) He buys a new car.
(d) He spends a few days with Paul at the family cabin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman do after he takes Paul and his girlfriend back to Paul's house?

2. What do Norman and Paul convince their father to do the next day?

3. Where do Norman and Paul fish?

4. What does Norman and Paul's father do with them?

5. Other than fish, what else did the brothers do?

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