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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Three, Characters in Nature: Little, But Strong and Closing the Door.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What figurative door does Gus close at the end of the chapter of the same name?
(a) The door to his past.
(b) The door to his family.
(c) The door to his future.
(d) The door to his fishing career.

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

3. What do Ernie, Emma, and the kids give to Gus in return for fishing lessons?
(a) A home cooked meal.
(b) Fruits and vegetables.
(c) Hugs.
(d) A puppy.

4. What is Gus's digression all about at the end of "The Undoing of a Scientific Angler"?
(a) Water.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Steelheads.
(d) Brothers.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who/what is Nijinsky as mentioned in Chapter 1?

2. What is the origin of the creek as Gus finds out.

3. How does Gus envision himself while speaking of the green and grey in "I Reckon"?

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

5. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?

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