A River Runs Through It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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A River Runs Through It Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Neal's family think should take the blame for Neal's condition?
(a) Paul
(b) Jessie
(c) Neal
(d) Norman

2. What does Norman ask Paul?
(a) If he will be the godfather to his new son
(b) If he needs any help paying for the damage done in the bar fight
(c) If he will lend him some money
(d) If he brought any beer to the picnic

3. What kind of personality does Norman's brother-in-law have?
(a) Pleasant
(b) Funny
(c) Engaging
(d) Difficult

4. Why does Norman think that Paul stays close to him while fishing?
(a) Because Norman can always find the best fishing spots
(b) Because Paul has been feeling lonely lately
(c) Because he thinks Norman is upset over the situation with Neal
(d) Because Norman has the beer

5. How is Old Rawhide dressed when Norman and Paul drop her off in town?
(a) She has on her underclothes.
(b) She only has her shoes on.
(c) She is naked.
(d) She is fully dressed.

6. What does Jessie encourage Norman to do with the answer to #22?
(a) Take him to a ballgame.
(b) Take him to a local bar.
(c) Take him to church.
(d) Take him to the country club.

7. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?
(a) Clay
(b) Robert
(c) Neal
(d) Martin

8. Why does Norman think that Paul needs help?
(a) Because Paul cannot keep a job.
(b) Because Paul drinks too much and gets in bar fights
(c) Because Paul has been diagnosed with cancer.
(d) Because Paul has large gambling debts.

9. Why do Norman and Paul get a late start the next morning?
(a) Mrs. Maclean fixes a huge breakfast.
(b) They slept in.
(c) Mr. Maclean cannot find his fishing gear.
(d) They were reading the Sunday paper.

10. The characters are _____________________.
(a) jealous of each other
(b) larger than life
(c) not very believable
(d) fictional

11. Where does Paul suggest that he and Norman take the drunken Neal?
(a) To an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting
(b) Back to the bar
(c) To Neal's mother's house
(d) To a clinic

12. Who is clearly Mrs. Maclean's favorite person?
(a) Neal
(b) Mr. Maclean
(c) Norman
(d) Paul

13. Where do Norman and Paul fish?
(a) The Colorado River
(b) The Mississippi River
(c) The Missouri River
(d) The Blackfoot River

14. Instead of returning to the cabin, where do Norman and Paul spend the night?
(a) At a Holiday Inn
(b) At a roadside park
(c) At their parents' home
(d) At a bed and breakfast

15. What do Norman and Mr. Maclean come to realize?
(a) They should see a psychiatrist.
(b) They should take fishing lessons.
(c) They need to be kinder to people.
(d) They do not know how they could have done anything differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens in the following month of May?

2. What happens to humiliate Paul?

3. What do the brothers always wonder about each other?

4. What does Norman decide to do because he is frustrated with his family situation?

5. What is Norman's brother-in-law's major problem?

(see the answer keys)

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