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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 story does Bigeater tell Gus and Ma?
(a) Of the young men who thought they had all of the answers.
(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 killed too many fish

2. What happened to the creek?
(a) It dried up.
(b) It was stocked with trout.
(c) It was restored.
(d) It died from pollution.

3. What metaphor does Gus use about Mikey and Show and Tell?
(a) A pet rabbit.
(b) A stuffed bear.
(c) A snake.
(d) A fat pencil.

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

5. How does Eddy know that Gus was watching her when she was fishing naked?
(a) She had seen him.
(b) She found the oranges downstream.
(c) Steve told her.
(d) Hemingway told her.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Titus keeps asking Gus philosophical questions, what does Gus continue to answer?

2. What does Eddy promise Gus when she leaves?

3. What does Nick come to Gus for?

4. What does Titus feed Gus on the morning after he spends the night in Portland?

5. At the beginning of the "Eddy" chapter what is Gus's plan for himself?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the chapter title "Closing the Door"?

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

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

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

6. How does the story told by Thomas Bigeater affect Gus? Be sure to state specifics from the story.

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

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

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

10. Explain the relationship between Descartes and Titus.

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