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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 doesn't the girl ask Gus?
(a) "Are you hurt?"
(b) "Did you run away from an asylum?"
(c) "Where do you live?
(d) "What are you afraid of"?

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

3. Who is waiting in the cabin for Gus when he comes home from the Halloween party?
(a) Bill Bob.
(b) Ma.
(c) Nick.
(d) Eddy.

4. How does Ma view dams?
(a) She feels they are a necessary evil.
(b) She applauds them for what they do.
(c) She thinks they are needed.
(d) She hates them for destroying the salmon.

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 listened to the Spirits.
(c) Of the young men who were consumed by fire.
(d) Of the young men who thought they had all of the answers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are Ma, Henning, and Bill Bob actually doing when Gus comes home?

2. What was Titus doing so badly in "Jesus Keeps Fishing?"

3. What do Steve and Rama take Gus to do in "Jesus Keeps Fishing"?

4. What inanimate object does Titus use to explain God to Gus?

5. In the beginning of "The River Writes" how does Gus now view himself in regard to fishing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain the relationship between Descartes and Titus.

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

4. How does Eddy lead Gus to God?

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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