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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is gyppoing?
(a) An intricate method of cutting designs into paper
(b) A method of logging where payment is made by the number of board feet cut per day
(c) A method of applying lacquer to wood finishes
(d) A very delicate and finely balanced type of circus act

2. What does Jim not ask Norman to do?
(a) Be his partner again
(b) Lend him money
(c) Go on vacation with him
(d) Date his ex-wife

3. How does Norman feel when the communications from Jim stop coming?
(a) Relieved
(b) Angry
(c) Sad
(d) Happy

4. Why does Norman refuse to complain to Jim about his sawing?
(a) Because Jim will fire him
(b) Because Jim will call him names
(c) Because Jim will think he is a cry baby
(d) Because Jim will think he has won some unspoken war

5. Which men does Jim especially pick on in camp?
(a) The new guys
(b) The young guys
(c) The small guys
(d) The cooks

6. Why kind of personality does Jim have?
(a) He is always laughing.
(b) He is quiet and shy.
(c) He is very charming.
(d) He is difficult to get along with.

7. How is Jim built?
(a) He is tall and lanky.
(b) He is a large man.
(c) He has really long arms.
(d) He has a beer belly.

8. What does Norman do to revive himself?
(a) Cooks a good meal
(b) Bathes in the river
(c) Jogs a couple miles
(d) Has a few beers

9. How do the two men eventually work together?
(a) As little as possible
(b) In silence
(c) As strangers
(d) As longtime partners

10. Why does Norman agree to gyppo instead of work for wages?
(a) He thinks he can make more money that way.
(b) He has an entrepreneurial streak.
(c) He has never tried it before.
(d) He enjoys working outside.

11. How does Norman end each day?
(a) Ready for a couple beers
(b) Sick with exhaustion
(c) Wishing it were Friday
(d) Preparing for the next day

12. What does Norman take away from his experience with Jim?
(a) How to split a log
(b) How to cook Shrimp Scampi
(c) How to be a good pimp
(d) How to avoid competition in personal relationships

13. What happens at the end of the season?
(a) Norman and Jim go fishing together.
(b) Norman runs into Jim in town.
(c) Norman takes a well-deserved vacation.
(d) Norman gets married.

14. What form is the final communication Norman receives from Jim?
(a) A long letter
(b) A fax
(c) A short note
(d) An e-mail

15. What does Jim force Norman to do?
(a) Listen to his pimping stories
(b) Loan him money
(c) Chug mugs of beer
(d) Pay his rent

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jim get Norman's contact information?

2. How soon does Norman regret his decision about Jim?

3. With whom does Jim have an affair?

4. To whom does Jim introduce Norman?

5. What effect does this work style have on the two men?

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