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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five: At the End of the Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Gus cry after catching Garbage Gut?
(a) Because Gnat beats the fish to death.
(b) Because he had conquered his quest.
(c) Because it was smaller than he expected.
(d) Because he could not eat the fish.

2. How does Ma handle the folk who come "witnessing"?
(a) She greets them with a shotgun.
(b) She greets them with a cup of tea.
(c) She greets them with a yell to go away.
(d) She greets them with an outstretched hand.

3. What does Gus think about going to Vietnam?
(a) It is none of his business.
(b) He will run to Canada.
(c) He ignores the whole situation.
(d) He wants to go.

4. What were Henning, Ma and Bill Bob doing the day they told Gus they were playing musical chairs?
(a) They were planning a surprise for Gus.
(b) They were playing musical chairs.
(c) They were telling stories of God.
(d) They were sharing each other's fishing equipment.

5. What allusion does Gus make to his reading of The Compleat Angler as many times as he did?
(a) An English teacher to Shakespeare.
(b) A historian to world history.
(c) Moses to the commandments.
(d) Mozart to sheet music.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Gus eat his five pounds of oranges?

2. Why does Gus catch the trout in the chapter "Closing the Door"?

3. What will Gus and Titus trade?

4. Who were Gus's closest neighbors at the cabin?

5. What is Bill Bob's new pastime that Gus discovers when he comes home?

(see the answer key)

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