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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four, The Line of Light: Hemingway and Dutch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Gus do to Sigrid at the end of the chapter "Neighbors"?
(a) He sets her free in the river.
(b) He gives her to the boys.
(c) He eats her.
(d) Nothing.

2. What is the girl doing in the tree in the chapter "The Warble of the Water Owl"?
(a) She is sleeping.
(b) She is watching Gus.
(c) She is singing.
(d) She is fishing.

3. Why does Ma write to Gus after she reads the interview?
(a) She is sad that Gus would dupe Dutch.
(b) She is curious.
(c) She is proud of Gus for duping Dutch.
(d) She is angry with Gus for duping Dutch.

4. What does Gus envision right before he grants Dutch the interview?
(a) A perfect fish universe that he creates.
(b) Owning a yacht.
(c) Being President.
(d) A world run by fish.

5. How does Gus become "famous" in the chapter "Hemingway"?
(a) He saves a man drowning in the river.
(b) He saves one of the dairy kids from a hunting accident.
(c) He gets in a car crash while hitching back home and saves the driver.
(d) He catches a 10 pound fish with the dairy kids.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Gus so taken by the girl in the tree in "The Warble of the Water Owl"?

2. How does Gus dupe Dutch?

3. What metaphor does Gus use about Mikey and Show and Tell?

4. Why does Gus cry after catching Garbage Gut?

5. What story does Gus begin to tell at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum" that starts an argument between his parents?

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