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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Jessie angry at Norman?
(a) Because he will not teach her how to fly fish
(b) Because he left him at the bend of the river to go fishing by himself
(c) Because he forgot to put the picnic basket in the car
(d) Because he insulted her mother

2. What does Norman decide to do because he is frustrated with his family situation?
(a) He buys a new car.
(b) He spends a few days with Paul at the family cabin.
(c) He decides to take a trip to Europe.
(d) He asks his wife to go to marriage counseling.

3. What do the brothers and their father do at the end of the day?
(a) Spread out the fish they have caught and take pictures
(b) Hike along the riverbank
(c) Grab some dinner before returning home
(d) Go to the bar for a few drinks

4. What happens when the family decides to leave?
(a) Norman and Paul have to push the truck out of the mud.
(b) Norman offers to bring them back tomorrow.
(c) Jessie decides that she wants to stay.
(d) It finally stops raining.

5. Why do Norman and Paul have to move to a new fishing hole?
(a) Because the fish have stopped biting in this area.
(b) Because they want to be closer to Mr. Maclean
(c) Because too many people are fishing in the area.
(d) Because Paul throws rocks into the river and ruins the hole.

6. What do Norman and Paul see when they return from fishing?
(a) A rainbow
(b) A group of kids skinny dipping in the river
(c) Neal and Old Rawhide asleep, naked in the sun
(d) An approaching thunderstorm

7. Who speaks often of the tragedy?
(a) Norman and Neal
(b) Norman and Mr. Maclean
(c) Norman and Jessie's mother
(d) Norman and Jessie

8. What fact do the men not realize at the end of this day?
(a) That Neal has died in a car accident
(b) That this is the last time that Norman and Paul will fish together
(c) That this is the last time that Mr. Maclean will fish with them
(d) That Mrs. Maclean has had a heart attack

9. The next morning Paul arrives at Norman's house to _________________________________________.
(a) help paint the house
(b) go fishing with Norman and Jessie's family
(c) to go on a picnic
(d) to get things ready for an auction

10. Why does Norman feel he cannot help Paul?
(a) Because he does not like to get involved in other people's business
(b) Because he is not trained in psychology
(c) Because he does not know him well enough to talk to him about it
(d) Because he was never good at this kind of thing.

11. How does Norman think that Jessie and her family will react to Neal's condition?
(a) They know this is typical behavior for Neal.
(b) They will blame Norman for Neal's condition.
(c) They will make him drink lots of black coffee.
(d) They will be shocked.

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

13. What do Norman and Paul convince their father to do the next day?
(a) Give an unpopular sermon
(b) Take their mother shopping
(c) Go fishing with them
(d) Begin painting the house

14. What happens in the middle of the night?
(a) Paul fixes them a midnight snack.
(b) Norman goes sleepwalking.
(c) Norman gets a call from the local police sergeant.
(d) Norman gets sick.

15. Who catches the most fish on this day?
(a) Mr. Maclean
(b) Norman
(c) Paul
(d) Neal

Short Answer Questions

1. Norman is a fly fisherman and Jessie's brother is a __________________________.

2. How is Old Rawhide dressed when Norman and Paul drop her off in town?

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

4. Who arrives at the train station a few days later?

5. What profession does Norman and Paul's father have?

(see the answer keys)

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