View a FREE sample

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. How does Gus believe that he becomes a fishing prodigy?
(a) Both of his parents are skilled fishermen.
(b) His parents taught him as a young boy.
(c) He knew how to swim in the womb.
(d) He learned it in the womb.

2. Where do Bill Bob and Gus venture to when Bill Bob comes to stay at the cabin?
(a) To another river.
(b) To the farm.
(c) Up a 500 foot ridge.
(d) To town.

3. Why does Gus go home at the end of the chapter "Philosophizing"?
(a) He has not been there in a very long time.
(b) He misses his brother.
(c) He needs to be around people to think positively about Eddy.
(d) He is lonely.

4. What does Titus do while he speaks with Gus in front of the fire?
(a) He wraps himself in blankets.
(b) He falls in and out of sleep.
(c) He smokes a cigar.
(d) He reads poetry.

5. What does Gus decide about God by writing in his notebook?
(a) God doesn't care what he does as long as he doesn't hurt people.
(b) God will leave him alone if he is a good boy.
(c) God is of no use to him.
(d) God is the one who makes him want to fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens between Carolina and Henning the night they first meet?

2. What is a dreefee?

3. What happened to the creek?

4. How long does Gus sleep for after he vomits his breakfast?

5. What is the Rogue River Fishing War all about?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 340 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample