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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Norman fear about an encounter with Jim?
(a) That Jim could outtalk Norman any day.
(b) That Norman would not win in a fistfight with Jim.
(c) That Jim would challenge Norman to a fight.
(d) That Norman will run away in fear.

2. With whom does Jim have an affair?
(a) His ex-wife
(b) Someone he met in a bar
(c) An old flame
(d) A highly respected local woman

3. How does Jim get Norman's contact information?
(a) From Norman's former girlfriend
(b) From the school
(c) From Norman's family
(d) From Norman's last employer

4. What does Jim do that Norman finds it difficult to maintain?
(a) Jim does 100 push-ups each morning.
(b) Jim trains for a marathon.
(c) Jim increases his vocabulary lessons.
(d) Jim increases the rhythm of their sawing.

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

6. How does Norman feel about Jim after the affair?
(a) He hates Jim all the more.
(b) He knows that it takes two to have an affair.
(c) He thinks Jim is always going to behave this way.
(d) He is amazed that Jim could attract a beautiful woman.

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

8. Jim is a big talker and always brags about _____________________.
(a) his winter job
(b) his bank account
(c) his new car
(d) his girlfriend

9. In what area of Montana do Jim and Norman work?
(a) The Missouri River area
(b) The Bitterroot River area
(c) The Blackfoot River area
(d) The Yellowstone River area

10. Why is Norman always determined to stay up with Jim's pace?
(a) He never wants Jim to win out over him.
(b) He wants to build his upper body strength.
(c) He wants to earn more money than Jim.
(d) He wants a good performance review.

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

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

13. What does Jim eventually consider Norman to be?
(a) A friend
(b) A shrewd poker player
(c) An enemy
(d) A business partner

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

15. How old is Norman when he first meets Jim?
(a) Seventeen
(b) In his early twenties
(c) Thirty
(d) Twenty-seven

Short Answer Questions

1. Jim's stories bore Norman to the point of ___________________.

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

3. What does Jim never eat at breakfast?

4. What does Jim do during the winter months?

5. What does Jim complain to the cooks about?

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