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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, The Compleat Angler: The Ideal Schedule and Voiding My Rheum.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ma retell about the mule and the pike?
(a) The pike jumps up and bite the mule's lip while the men laugh.
(b) The mule attempts to catch the jumping pike which makes the men laugh.
(c) The men save the mule from the pike that jumps up to bite the mule's lip.
(d) The pike jumps up and scares the mule who runs into the river.

2. What does Gus state about his fishing memory?
(a) He recalls every detail that pertains to fishing.
(b) He only remembers the large fish he catches.
(c) He can remember every number of fish he caught.
(d) He recalls very little.

3. What allusion is made concerning H2O's need to whip his adversary to death with his fly-wand in "Statistical Improbabilities"?
(a) Guinevere and Lancelot.
(b) Beowulf and Grendel.
(c) Romeo and Tybalt.
(d) Isolde and Tristan.

4. How many hours per year does Gus's ideal schedule entail?
(a) 1500.
(b) 8000.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 10,000.

5. What does Ma say happens on the otter hunt?
(a) The men spare the mother because of the babies.
(b) The men slaughter the mother and the babies.
(c) The men hunt only males.
(d) The men save the babies after the mother is killed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma point out to Henning about the book written by Izaak Walton?

2. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?

3. Why does Zeke tell the story of Carolina and Henning's meeting?

4. Who/what is Nijinsky as mentioned in Chapter 1?

5. What was Gus voted in his senior year in high school?

(see the answer key)

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