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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the man's last name who cares for Jack and Early in Chapter 20?

2. How old was Gunnar when he came from Norway?

3. What color does Jack see through a waterfall in Chapter 27?

4. What type of dogs were on the barge in Chapter 16?

5. Where is the bulls eye tacked up in Chapter 29?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does MacScott die?

2. How did Gunnar get to the place where Jack and Early find him?

3. In Chapter 22, what does Jack find in his backpack that weren't there the night before?

4. What do Early and Jack see when they find an old logging camp?

5. Why does Jack think that Jesus was a likely candidate for fly-fishing?

6. How did Gunnar compromise MacScott's dogs' sense of smell?

7. In Chapter 24, what does the clearing look like where Jack and Early find themselves?

8. What do Early and Jack have after the barge leaves in Chapter 18?

9. At the beginning of Chapter 26, what is Jack reminded about Early?

10. What did the old woman want Early and Jack do and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jack leaves Early behind when he races in the regatta. How does Early feel about being left behind and how long does it take him to make peace with Jack?

Essay Topic 2

A bar maid is compared to the Homely Wretch Pi met. How is the bar maid at the Bear Knuckle Inn like the Homely Wretch and how does Early transform her?

Essay Topic 3

Jack sees himself in the "Sweetie Pie." How do the boats the "Sweetie Pie" and "Maine" symbolize Jack's sense of self-worth and the way he is moving toward recovery from his mother's death?

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