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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Four, The Line of Light: Hemingway and Dutch.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the conversation between Ma and Pa about at most dinners?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) The boy's education.
(c) Finances.
(d) Fishing.

2. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?
(a) She speaks loudly but not meanly.
(b) She calls him names referring to his lack of intelligence.
(c) She curses at him.
(d) She calls him names referring to his weight.

3. What story does Gus begin to tell at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum" that starts an argument between his parents?
(a) About problems with his grades.
(b) About Bill Bob's dinner habits.
(c) About leasing a fishing cabin.
(d) About catching a large mouthed bass.

4. Why is Gus bothered by the old man that he meets at Shat Creek in the chapter "Dutch"?
(a) The old man won't stop talking.
(b) The old man knows more about fish than Gus does.
(c) The old man is stupid.
(d) The old man scares the fish away.

5. Why doesn't Gus want to use the dairy kids' names?
(a) The names sound the same.
(b) They are cartoon character names.
(c) He doesn't mind using their names.
(d) They are pet names.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Steve and Satyavati make?

2. What does Gus envision right before he grants Dutch the interview?

3. How does Gus begin earning an income at the end of the chapter "Hemingway"?

4. How many hours per year does Gus's ideal schedule entail?

5. How does Gus dupe Dutch?

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