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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 is the origin of the creek as Gus finds out.
(a) Another creek.
(b) The bank.
(c) The replica of Independence Hall.
(d) The replica of the Liberty Bell.

2. What poet does Titus quote?
(a) Thoreau.
(b) Poe.
(c) Milton.
(d) Whitman.

3. What does Henning tell Gus will make them part of eternity?
(a) Their energy.
(b) Fishing as it will last forever.
(c) Love.
(d) Being close to the water as it will be forever.

4. What is Henning's issue with his son being called Bill Bob?
(a) It is a cowpoke name.
(b) No senator, poet, or sea captain ever had such a name.
(c) It sounds like a horse's name.
(d) Bill was the name of a man Henning did not like.

5. When Gus wakes up in "I Reckon" why doesn't he know what time it is?
(a) His watch is missing.
(b) The fog is so thick, that he can't tell if it is day or night.
(c) He does not know how long he slept.
(d) His head hurts so much that he can't read his watch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Bill Bob so fascinated with Pedro's home?

2. When Titus keeps asking Gus philosophical questions, what does Gus continue to answer?

3. What does Gus do the morning after Alfred's death?

4. What does Gus do for the first time in a long while with Bill Bob at the cabin?

5. What does Gus need to help him tell Titus his problems?

(see the answer key)

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