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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four, The Line of Light: Nick the Convert and The Trek.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosophical question keeps running through Gus's mind in "I Reckon"?
(a) How did life begin?
(b) How many fish are in the ocean?
(c) What is death?
(d) How many fish can one catch in a day?

2. How far does Gus go on his trek in the chapter titled the same?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 50 miles.
(c) 20 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

3. What does Bill Bob believe a night light is?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Lack of light.
(c) Stars.
(d) Flashlights.

4. What does Gus do at the beginning of "Anamnesis" to make him feel better?
(a) He buns many things in the fireplace.
(b) He sleeps again.
(c) He gets drunk.
(d) He thinks about a friend that died.

5. What was Titus doing so badly in "Jesus Keeps Fishing?"
(a) Dancing.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Quoting.
(d) Fly-fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bill Bob spread all over him that Gus had given him in exchange for a check?

2. What does Titus feed Gus on the morning after he spends the night in Portland?

3. What stops Gus from fishing on the day after Alfred dies?

4. What does Gus decide about God by writing in his notebook?

5. What does Ma say happens on the otter hunt?

(see the answer key)

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