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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What gift does Henning give to Gus for the cabin?

2. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?

3. What does the reader learn about Bill Bob in "Anamnesis" that wasn't known before?

4. What is Izaak Walton?

5. What kind of a dog replaced the Doberman for the surgeon?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the "Rogue River War" create a stronger bond between Carolina and Henning rather than breaking them apart due to their differences?

2. What does Gus see as the crux of Izaak Walton's book and how does he feel about the message?

3. What is the story of the Garbage Gut bass and why is catching him an anticlimax for Gus?

4. How does Henning wrongfully convince himself that Izaak Walton's book is the bible of fly-fishing?

5. How does Gus describe his parents' relationship?

6. What do statistics mean to the angler?

7. How does Gus plan his life to maximize his fishing time?

8. What is a dreefee and how does it affect the Orviston household?

9. What happens with Gus and Abe? How does Gus speak to Abe? Why does he speak to Abe in this fashion?

10. In what ways has Gus changed since finding Abe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Hemingway play in Gus's life? What does he add to the journey that Gus is on?

Essay Topic 2

Address the huge fight at the dinner before Gus leaves to the fishing cabin. What is revealed about his feelings towards his mother and father? What does his eruption say about the way he deals with his feelings? What are their reactions? What do their reactions say about their parenting?

Essay Topic 3

Duncan spends almost an entire chapter on the creek the US Grant. What is the significance of the death of the creek to the story as a whole?

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