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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 Henning earn his living?

2. What did Bill Bob spread all over him that Gus had given him in exchange for a check?

3. What does Titus do while he speaks with Gus in front of the fire?

4. What does Bill Bob tell Gus about Garden Angels?

5. What is Titus wearing that Gus admires but says he would never wear?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Gus describe his parents' relationship?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Maggie add comic relief to a very serious situation?

9. What do statistics mean to the angler?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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