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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. According to Gus in "The Ideal Schedule", what makes fishing even better?

2. Why is Gus the one who tucks Bill Bob in at night?

3. What does Bill Bob write a check out on for a candy cigarette from Gus?

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

5. What does Gus do with the man he found in the water?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the conflicts of the Orvistons get resolved?

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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