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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. Who were Gus's closest neighbors at the cabin?

2. What is the Rogue River Fishing War all about?

3. How many hours per year does Gus's ideal schedule entail?

4. What does Gus equate fly-fishing to for Henning in "The Parental Version"?

5. What makes Gus's journey back to Eaton's dock more difficult?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Gus emotionally in the first few months alone in the cabin?

3. What catches Gus completely off guard in his ideal setting and lifestyle?

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

5. What are Ma's and Henning's philosophies of death?

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

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

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

9. How do Titus and Gus connect?

10. Gus does not believe in the vandalism that teenagers cause. What does he do instead?

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

How are the Orvistons a non-traditional family? How does this effect Gus and Bill Bob?

Essay Topic 3

If Gus is the protagonist, who or what is the antagonist? Explain how Gus is the protagonist and why the antagonist is the antagonist.

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