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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. Why does Gus cry after catching Garbage Gut?
(a) Because it was smaller than he expected.
(b) Because he had conquered his quest.
(c) Because he could not eat the fish.
(d) Because Gnat beats the fish to death.

2. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?
(a) She calls him names referring to his weight.
(b) She curses at him.
(c) She calls him names referring to his lack of intelligence.
(d) She speaks loudly but not meanly.

3. How does Carolina stop Henning from catching the fish he has been trying to reel in all day?
(a) She throws her fishing line over his causing it to snap.
(b) She convinces him that he is caught on the bottom.
(c) She flirts with him.
(d) She uses a worm and catches it herself.

4. How does Alfred die?
(a) The tank is polluted by Gus.
(b) He gets eaten.
(c) Gus forgets to feed him.
(d) Chemicals fall into the water.

5. How do Zeke's two installments of the story differ?
(a) He reinvents the first installment in the second.
(b) He changes the dialect.
(c) He becomes agitated for the second installment.
(d) He is drunk for the second installment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Rogue River Fishing War all about?

2. How does Gus feel after he puts Bill Bob on the bus to go home?

3. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?

4. What does Gus do to the boy that they call Barf-breath?

5. What is different about Bill Bob's bicycle?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Ma and Henning attempt to make the cabin livable for Gus?

2. In what ways does Ma use her shotgun and what does this say about her and the way she raises her children?

3. In what ways has Gus changed since finding Abe?

4. How does Gus react during the argument at dinner when he realizes that his parents only care about their own argument and not the story he is telling?

5. What is Carolina's philosophy about the human fetus?

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

7. How does Gus differ from the other children?

8. How does the "Rogue River War" create a stronger bond between Carolina and Henning rather than breaking them apart due to their differences?

9. How does Gus describe his parents' relationship?

10. Explain Bill Bob's concept of life and death.

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