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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. How does Gus begin earning an income at the end of the chapter "Hemingway"?
(a) He sells fishing lessons.
(b) He sells flies and rods.
(c) He sells fishing tips.
(d) He sells fish.

2. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?
(a) Large mouthed bass taste like garbage.
(b) Eating this bass would make your gut feel like garbage.
(c) Because the bass waited for the picnickers to throw their trash into the river.
(d) The kids fed the bass real garbage like paper plates and plastic forks.

3. What method of fishing does Gus teach the old man in the chapter "Dutch"?
(a) The sandwich method.
(b) The swim method.
(c) The Twinkie method.
(d) The no bait method.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What makes the mountain shameful to Gus in "The River Writes"?

3. What annoys Gus about the dairy kids?

4. What is the conversation between Ma and Pa about at most dinners?

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

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