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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Five: At the End of the Line.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Gus on the Fourth of July?
(a) He catches his largest fish yet.
(b) He stops fishing.
(c) His family comes to visit.
(d) He gets invited to a celebration.

2. How does Gus become "famous" in the chapter "Hemingway"?
(a) He saves a man drowning in the river.
(b) He catches a 10 pound fish with the dairy kids.
(c) He saves one of the dairy kids from a hunting accident.
(d) He gets in a car crash while hitching back home and saves the driver.

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

4. Why does Ma write to Gus after she reads the interview?
(a) She is sad that Gus would dupe Dutch.
(b) She is angry with Gus for duping Dutch.
(c) She is curious.
(d) She is proud of Gus for duping Dutch.

5. What story does Bigeater tell Gus and Ma?
(a) Of the young men who were consumed by fire.
(b) Of the young men who killed too many fish
(c) Of the young men who thought they had all of the answers.
(d) Of the young men who listened to the Spirits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the man from Arizona who wants to sell Gus's wares say to Gus?

2. What is different about Bill Bob's bicycle?

3. Who has been visiting Henning and Ma for some time?

4. At the beginning of the "Eddy" chapter what is Gus's plan for himself?

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

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