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

2. What happens between Carolina and Henning the night they first meet?
(a) He makes a fire and cooks her a fish dinner.
(b) They agree to disagree about fishing methods.
(c) They argue and go their separate ways.
(d) They conceive a child.

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

4. What is Titus wearing that Gus admires but says he would never wear?
(a) Overalls.
(b) Coveralls.
(c) Knickers.
(d) Camouflage.

5. What does Bill Bob write a check out on for a candy cigarette from Gus?
(a) A fishing manual.
(b) A page of the Bible.
(c) A comic book.
(d) His mother's checkbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Bill Bob's new pastime that Gus discovers when he comes home?

2. When Gus awakes in "the River Writes" what does he see in nature?

3. What kind of a dog replaced the Doberman for the surgeon?

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

5. In the beginning of "The River Writes" how does Gus now view himself in regard to fishing?

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