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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 Bill Bob spend his time at dinner as told by Gus in "Voiding My Rheum"?

2. What kind of a temperament does Bill Bob have?

3. What is the cabin lacking?

4. What does Gus wonder about his father?

5. How does Henning earn his living?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What is Izaak Walton's book about according to Ma? (Describe specific tales from it that she tells)

3. How does Gus believe that he became a fishing prodigy?

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

5. How does Gus describe his parents' relationship?

6. How do Titus and Gus connect?

7. Explain Bill Bob's concept of life and death.

8. Why does Zeke tell the story of how Henning and Carolina met, and why does he tell it in the fashion that he does?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the religious theme of the story and how does it affect the major characters?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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