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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. What does Gus do when the girl leaves?
(a) He goes home.
(b) He follows her with his truck.
(c) He fishes alone.
(d) He falls out of the tree.

2. Why does it take Eddy so long to get from Portland to Tamanawis?
(a) Her car kept breaking down.
(b) She got lost.
(c) She stopped to eat.
(d) She kept turning around.

3. Why does Gus go home at the end of the chapter "Philosophizing"?
(a) He has not been there in a very long time.
(b) He misses his brother.
(c) He needs to be around people to think positively about Eddy.
(d) He is lonely.

4. What happens to Whitey in "Jesus Keeps Fishing"?
(a) He almost drowns.
(b) He gets left behind on the mountain.
(c) He gets lost.
(d) He gets caught in a tree.

5. Why does Ma write to Gus after she reads the interview?
(a) She is sad that Gus would dupe Dutch.
(b) She is proud of Gus for duping Dutch.
(c) She is angry with Gus for duping Dutch.
(d) She is curious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Henning, Ma, and Bill Bob pretending to play when Gus comes home?

2. What does Eddy tell Gus that surprises him?

3. What does Eddy set up for Gus to do while she is gone?

4. What is amusing about the way Titus speaks while making breakfast for Gus and Descartes?

5. Why doesn't Gus want to use the dairy kids' names?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the purpose of the trek that Gus takes after Nick leaves?

2. Explain the scene written about Steve and his family and losing the monkey doll on the mountain.

3. Explain the relationship between Descartes and Titus.

4. How do Ma's views of dams differ from Thomas Bigeater's views?

5. In what way is Nick a convert?

6. What happens to Gus when he meets the most beautiful girl that he could imagine?

7. On his trip back to Tamanawis, how does Gus approve of God for once?

8. How does Eddy lead Gus to God?

9. How are Eddy and Gus alike?

10. Gus personifies the creek. How so and what story does he tell about the creek?

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