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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Norman ask Paul?
(a) If he will be the godfather to his new son
(b) If he needs any help paying for the damage done in the bar fight
(c) If he brought any beer to the picnic
(d) If he will lend him some money

6. Other than fish, what else did the brothers do?
(a) Go swimming
(b) Fistfight
(c) Build model planes
(d) Play cards

7. How does Norman feel when Paul is complimented on his fishing technique?
(a) Both proud and happy
(b) Both proud and annoyed
(c) Both proud and angry
(d) Both proud and jealous

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

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

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

11. Why does Norman feel he cannot help Paul?
(a) Because he is not trained in psychology
(b) Because he does not like to get involved in other people's business
(c) Because he was never good at this kind of thing.
(d) Because he does not know him well enough to talk to him about it

12. 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 fixes a pot of coffee.
(c) He goes to his own home.
(d) He goes out to get food to fix breakfast for all of them

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

14. Why does Paul invite Norman to stay the night at his house?
(a) Because Norman has had too much to drink.
(b) Because Norman's car is almost out of gas.
(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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean talk about while watching Paul fish?

2. What does Jessie encourage Norman to do with the answer to #22?

3. Who is clearly Mrs. Maclean's favorite person?

4. What kind of personality does Norman's brother-in-law have?

5. Where does Paul suggest that he and Norman take the drunken Neal?

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