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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 story does Bigeater tell Gus and Ma?
(a) Of the young men who killed too many fish
(b) Of the young men who listened to the Spirits.
(c) Of the young men who thought they had all of the answers.
(d) Of the young men who were consumed by fire.

2. How many hours per year does Gus's ideal schedule entail?
(a) 1500.
(b) 8000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 10,000.

3. How does Ma view dams?
(a) She hates them for destroying the salmon.
(b) She applauds them for what they do.
(c) She feels they are a necessary evil.
(d) She thinks they are needed.

4. Why is Gus bothered by the old man that he meets at Shat Creek in the chapter "Dutch"?
(a) The old man is stupid.
(b) The old man won't stop talking.
(c) The old man knows more about fish than Gus does.
(d) The old man scares the fish away.

5. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?
(a) She curses at him.
(b) She calls him names referring to his weight.
(c) She calls him names referring to his lack of intelligence.
(d) She speaks loudly but not meanly.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of "The River Writes" how does Gus now view himself in regard to fishing?

3. What do Steve and Satyavati make?

4. What is the girl doing in the tree in the chapter "The Warble of the Water Owl"?

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

(see the answer key)

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