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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the editor say that the carp got into the parking lot "lake" one spring?
(a) He claims God put it there.
(b) He states the "Fishing Dutchman" put it there.
(c) He says Gus put it there.
(d) He says it half swam, half crawled from a sewer.

2. What happens to Gus on the Fourth of July?
(a) He catches his largest fish yet.
(b) He gets invited to a celebration.
(c) His family comes to visit.
(d) He stops fishing.

3. What does Gus do at the beginning of "Anamnesis" to make him feel better?
(a) He thinks about a friend that died.
(b) He sleeps again.
(c) He buns many things in the fireplace.
(d) He gets drunk.

4. What does Ma say happens on the otter hunt?
(a) The men spare the mother because of the babies.
(b) The men save the babies after the mother is killed.
(c) The men hunt only males.
(d) The men slaughter the mother and the babies.

5. What gift does Henning give to Gus for the cabin?
(a) A cord of wood.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Fishing paintings.
(d) An aquarium.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many rooms are in the cabin that Gus leases?

2. What is Izaak Walton?

3. What is the cabin lacking?

4. Who/what is Nijinsky as mentioned in Chapter 1?

5. How long does Gus sleep for after he vomits his breakfast?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gus believe that he became a fishing prodigy?

2. What happens with Gus and Abe? How does Gus speak to Abe? Why does he speak to Abe in this fashion?

3. What are Ma's and Henning's philosophies of death?

4. What is the story of the Garbage Gut bass and why is catching him an anticlimax for Gus?

5. How does Maggie add comic relief to a very serious situation?

6. How do Titus and Gus connect?

7. What do statistics mean to the angler?

8. Is the argument in "Voiding My Rheum" healing or destructive? Defend your answer.

9. What catches Gus completely off guard in his ideal setting and lifestyle?

10. How does Gus differ from the other children?

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