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

2. How does Carolina make GC feel better about her grandson fishing on Sundays?

3. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?

4. How long does Gus sleep for after he vomits his breakfast?

5. What does Ma point out to Henning about the book written by Izaak Walton?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Carolina's philosophy about the human fetus?

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

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

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

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. Why is Gus searching for the answer to death?

7. 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?

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

9. How does Gus decide that the great controversy of his parents isn't really about fishing at all?

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

Why does Gus become so depressed after moving to the cabin? How does the depression affect him and how does he decide to pull himself out of the depression?

Essay Topic 3

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

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