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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is Titus wearing that Gus admires but says he would never wear? (from Book Two, The Undoing of a Scientific Angler: Anvil Abe and the Phantom Fisherman and Fainting Before the Duel)

Knickers.

Overalls.

Camouflage.

Coveralls.

2.

Why is Gus the one who tucks Bill Bob in at night? (from Book Two, The Undoing of Scientific Angler: I Reckon and Anamnesis)

Bill Bob wants Gus to do it.

Ma and Henning argue too much.

It makes Ma too sad to tuck him in.

Henning is working at that time.

3.

What is ironic about the modern name for the creek, the US Grant? (from Book Three, Characters in Nature: Little, But Strong and Closing the Door)

It has the same meaning as its Native American name.

The creek is weak not strong like the name.

It is the same name Gus gave it when he was a boy.

It is the opposite of its Native American name.

4.

What does Eddy tell Gus that surprises him? (from Book Four,Trick or Treat and The Line of Light)

She doesn't like to fish.

She had wanted to meet him for a long time.

She had been spying on him too.

She knew who he was before he saw her.

5.

What does Gus do to Sigrid at the end of the chapter "Neighbors"? (from Book Three, Characters in Nature: The River Writes, Neighbors and The Warble of the Water Owl)

Nothing.

He eats her.

He sets her free in the river.

He gives her to the boys.

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