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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 do Ernie, Emma, and the kids give to Gus in return for fishing lessons?
(a) Hugs.
(b) Fruits and vegetables.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A home cooked meal.

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

3. Why does Gus catch the trout in the chapter "Closing the Door"?
(a) He wants to catch the last fish in the creek.
(b) He is hungry.
(c) He frees it from the polluted water.
(d) He wants to move it to the polluted water to die.

4. What is amusing about the way Titus speaks while making breakfast for Gus and Descartes?
(a) He mimics Descartes and barks.
(b) None of the answers is correct.
(c) He speaks for Descartes with a french accent.
(d) He speaks for Descartes in a dog voice.

5. Why is one reason Titus did not give for believing that Eddy will find Gus again?
(a) He has her pole.
(b) He told her she was beautiful.
(c) He was being chivalrous, not creepy.
(d) He gave her quotations to match her pole.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What annoys Gus about the dairy kids?

3. How does Gus become "famous" in the chapter "Hemingway"?

4. What does Gus discover at the end of the chapter "The Line of Light"?

5. What was Bill Bob doing in the cold air that Gus stood to watch?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What exchange do Titus and Gus have and why?

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

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

7. How does Gus become somewhat famous in the chapter "Hemingway"?

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

9. How does Titus use Rodney to explain God to Gus?

10. How is Gus both full and empty emotionally at the end the chapter "Philosophizing"?

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