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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 does Nick come to Gus for?
(a) To tell him a story about an old friend.
(b) To learn how to fish.
(c) To drink wine and sit by the fire.
(d) To learn how to make flies and poles.

2. In the beginning of "The River Writes" how does Gus now view himself in regard to fishing?
(a) As a sportsman.
(b) As a murderer.
(c) As an expert.
(d) As an amateur.

3. Who were Gus's closest neighbors at the cabin?
(a) A dairy farmer and his family.
(b) A tree farmer and his wife.
(c) A rancher and his family.
(d) A fisherman and his wife.

4. What does the river spell?
(a) God.
(b) When?
(c) Why?
(d) Who?

5. What are Henning, Ma, and Bill Bob pretending to play when Gus comes home?
(a) Musical chairs.
(b) Blind man's bluff.
(c) Duck, Duck, Goose.
(d) Go fish.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far does Gus go on his trek in the chapter titled the same?

2. Why do Titus and Gus go to Portland?

3. What happened with the Doberman and Ma?

4. At what age does Gus come to the conclusion that Izaak Walton's book is useless?

5. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?

(see the answer key)

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