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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 Mr. Maclean
(b) Norman and Jessie's mother
(c) Norman and Jessie
(d) Norman and Neal

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What fact do the men not realize at the end of this day?
(a) That this is the last time that Mr. Maclean will fish with them
(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 Mrs. Maclean has had a heart attack

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

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

12. The characters are _____________________.
(a) fictional
(b) larger than life
(c) jealous of each other
(d) not very believable

13. What do the brothers always wonder about each other?
(a) Which one is more handsome
(b) Which one has more money
(c) Which one is smarter
(d) Which one is tougher

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Norman think that Jessie and her family will react to Neal's condition?

4. How does Norman feel when Paul is complimented on his fishing technique?

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

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