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

2. What does Eddy set up for Gus to do while she is gone?
(a) Build a deck.
(b) Build a dock.
(c) Catch a chinook.
(d) Follow a salmon upstream.

3. What does Titus feed Gus on the morning after he spends the night in Portland?
(a) Dry cereal.
(b) Bacon and eggs.
(c) Oatmeal.
(d) Steak and eggs.

4. What makes the mountain shameful to Gus in "The River Writes"?
(a) Only one river runs through it.
(b) It is so rocky it holds little beauty.
(c) It has been stripped of its trees.
(d) It is populated with homes.

5. What story does Bigeater tell Gus and Ma?
(a) Of the young men who killed too many fish
(b) Of the young men who were consumed by fire.
(c) Of the young men who listened to the Spirits.
(d) Of the young men who thought they had all of the answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What story does Nick tell Gus?

2. What does the river spell?

3. What other living thing speaks in Titus's house?

4. What does Gus do to Sigrid at the end of the chapter "Neighbors"?

5. How does Ma view dams?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bill Bob standing in the cold whistling?

2. What neighbors does Gus meet; who are they; what do they do; what do they offer Gus?

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

4. Why can't Gus communicate with Eddy when he meets her?

5. How are Eddy and Gus alike?

6. How does Gus dupe Dutch and why does he do it?

7. What does Gus learn about solitude?

8. Who are Googler and Mangler and what purpose do they serve?

9. How does Titus feel about God? Be specific in your answer.

10. How have Henning and Ma changed since Gus has been away? What do they tell Gus is the reason for the change?

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