A River Runs Through It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A River Runs Through It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens in the middle of the night?
(a) Norman gets a call from the local police sergeant.
(b) Paul fixes them a midnight snack.
(c) Norman goes sleepwalking.
(d) Norman gets sick.

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

4. The next morning Paul arrives at Norman's house to _________________________________________.
(a) to go on a picnic
(b) to get things ready for an auction
(c) go fishing with Norman and Jessie's family
(d) help paint the house

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. What profession does Norman and Paul's father have?
(a) Methodist minister
(b) Episcopalian minister
(c) Presbyterian minister
(d) Jewish rabbi

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

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

14. One day when Norman and Paul are fishing, Neal arrives with a woman named Old Rawhide that he met ___________________.
(a) at the country club
(b) at church
(c) at a bar
(d) at a seminar

15. Why does Paul invite Norman to stay the night at his house?
(a) Because Norman's car is almost out of gas.
(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 he wants to take him to breakfast at a new restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Norman ask Paul?

2. What fact do the men not realize at the end of this day?

3. What happens in the following month of May?

4. Why does Norman think that Paul stays close to him while fishing?

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

(see the answer keys)

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