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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Old Rawhide dressed when Norman and Paul drop her off in town?
(a) She only has her shoes on.
(b) She is naked.
(c) She has on her underclothes.
(d) She is fully dressed.

3. Instead of returning to the cabin, where do Norman and Paul spend the night?
(a) At a roadside park
(b) At a Holiday Inn
(c) At their parents' home
(d) At a bed and breakfast

4. Who has asked Norman to help his brother-in-law?
(a) His mother-in-law
(b) His father
(c) His wife
(d) His mother

5. Where does Paul suggest that he and Norman take the drunken Neal?
(a) Back to the bar
(b) To Neal's mother's house
(c) To an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
(d) To a clinic

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

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

8. What kind of personality does Norman's brother-in-law have?
(a) Engaging
(b) Pleasant
(c) Funny
(d) Difficult

9. What does Jessie encourage Norman to do with the answer to #22?
(a) Take him to a ballgame.
(b) Take him to church.
(c) Take him to the country club.
(d) Take him to a local bar.

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

11. The story is an _________________ one.
(a) unbelievable
(b) elegant
(c) awkward
(d) emotional

12. 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 goes out to get food to fix breakfast for all of them
(d) He berates Paul for bad behavior.

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

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

15. What does Norman and Paul's father do with them?
(a) Gives them driving lessons
(b) Shows them how to change the oil in the car
(c) Teaches them the proper techniques of fly fishing
(d) Teaches them to play poker

Short Answer Questions

1. Who catches the most fish on this day?

2. What is Norman's brother-in-law's major problem?

3. Who does Neal's family think should take the blame for Neal's condition?

4. Why does Paul invite Norman to stay the night at his house?

5. Why are Jessie and her mother tending to Jessie's brother?

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