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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. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?

2. How do Zeke's two installments of the story differ?

3. What is Henning's issue with his son being called Bill Bob?

4. How does Gus get back home?

5. Who/what is Nijinsky as mentioned in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the God notebook tell the reader about Gus's beliefs?

2. How do Titus and Gus connect?

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

4. How does Gus differ from the other children?

5. What does Gus see as the problem with Ma's two emotions that Gus describes in full at the end of the chapter "Being Educated & Gittin' Brung Up"?

6. How do Ma and Henning attempt to make the cabin livable for Gus?

7. In what ways does Ma use her shotgun and what does this say about her and the way she raises her children?

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

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

10. How does Gus react during the argument at dinner when he realizes that his parents only care about their own argument and not the story he is telling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does the raven symbolize at the end of the trek for Gus? Why does Gus take the trek? What does he learn? How does the trek change Gus?

Essay Topic 2

What significance does the singing mouse play to the theme of hope?

Essay Topic 3

How is Bill Bob an extraordinary young boy? How does he affect Gus?

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