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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Alfred die?
(a) Chemicals fall into the water.
(b) He gets eaten.
(c) Gus forgets to feed him.
(d) The tank is polluted by Gus.

2. What does Gus wonder about his father?
(a) If he loves Bill Bob.
(b) If he loves Gus.
(c) If he loves Ma.
(d) If he loves anyone.

3. What does Gus decide about God by writing in his notebook?
(a) God is the one who makes him want to fish.
(b) God will leave him alone if he is a good boy.
(c) God doesn't care what he does as long as he doesn't hurt people.
(d) God is of no use to him.

4. What kind of a dog replaced the Doberman for the surgeon?
(a) A Beagle.
(b) A Chihuahua.
(c) A Greyhound.
(d) Another Doberman.

5. Who/what is Nijinsky as mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) The steelhead Hen is trying to catch.
(b) Henning's brother.
(c) Carolina's nickname.
(d) A fishing rod.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Gus come to the conclusion that Izaak Walton's book is useless?

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

3. What does Ma retell about the mule and the pike?

4. What makes Gus's journey back to Eaton's dock more difficult?

5. What happens between Carolina and Henning the night they first meet?

Short Essay Questions

1. Is the argument in "Voiding My Rheum" healing or destructive? Defend your answer.

2. Why does Gus feel sorry for Sigrid the minnow he puts in his tank? What is he learning about himself through his feelings for her?

3. How do Titus and Gus connect?

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

5. What is a dreefee and how does it affect the Orviston household?

6. Why is Gus searching for the answer to death?

7. What does Gus see as the crux of Izaak Walton's book and how does he feel about the message?

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

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?

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