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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 doesn't Gus eat his five pounds of oranges?
(a) He shares them with families.
(b) He gets distracted.
(c) No one can eat that many oranges.
(d) He decides to throw some in the river.

2. According to Gus in "The Ideal Schedule", what makes fishing even better?
(a) Fishing with Bill Bob.
(b) Fishing in the early morning.
(c) Not fishing all of the time.
(d) Fishing every day.

3. What do Steve and Satyavati make?
(a) Baggy Pants.
(b) Hatchets.
(c) Candles.
(d) Hair Clips.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gus do a lot of when he first arrives back home at the cabin?

2. What is the one name of the dairy kids that Gus liked?

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

4. Why is Gus bothered by the old man that he meets at Shat Creek in the chapter "Dutch"?

5. How does Bill Bob spend his time at dinner as told by Gus in "Voiding My Rheum"?

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