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

2. How does Bill Bob spend his time at dinner as told by Gus in "Voiding My Rheum"?
(a) Humming.
(b) Listening intently to his parents.
(c) Sharing stories of his day.
(d) With multi-media.

3. What does Gus do a lot of when he first arrives back home at the cabin?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Reading.
(d) Sleeping.

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

5. What is the conversation between Ma and Pa about at most dinners?
(a) The boy's education.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Neighbors.
(d) Finances.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gus in "The Ideal Schedule", what makes fishing even better?

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

3. How does Gus become "famous" in the chapter "Hemingway"?

4. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?

5. When Gus awakes in "the River Writes" what does he see in nature?

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