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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 was Bill Bob doing in the cold air that Gus stood to watch?
(a) Smoking.
(b) Belching.
(c) Whistling.
(d) Singing.

2. What story does Gus tell about the animals in the chapter "The Raven and the Why"?
(a) About the cedar and the squirrel.
(b) About the bear saving the elk.
(c) About the boy and the chipmunk.
(d) About the spirit helper.

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

4. What figurative door does Gus close at the end of the chapter of the same name?
(a) The door to his past.
(b) The door to his fishing career.
(c) The door to his future.
(d) The door to his family.

5. What kind of a dog does Gus classify Descartes as?
(a) Border collie and wolf.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Rotweiler and wolf.
(d) One part dog and one part man.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does it take Eddy so long to get from Portland to Tamanawis?

2. What does Gus buy from Emma that belonged to Hemingway?

3. What Native American story does Gus tell?

4. What doesn't the girl ask Gus?

5. What does Gus envision right before he grants Dutch the interview?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Henning and his colleagues do metaphysically that Gus does not understand?

2. In what way is Nick a convert?

3. Explain the relationship between Descartes and Titus.

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

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

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

7. What does Gus learn about solitude?

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

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

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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