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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Undoing of Scientific Angler: I Reckon and Anamnesis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?
(a) Large mouthed bass taste like garbage.
(b) Eating this bass would make your gut feel like garbage.
(c) The kids fed the bass real garbage like paper plates and plastic forks.
(d) Because the bass waited for the picnickers to throw their trash into the river.

2. How did Gus react when Henning was going to whup Bill Bob for writing in the book in "Statistical Improbabilities"?
(a) He begged his father not to "whup" Bill Bob.
(b) He cried.
(c) He howled with laughter.
(d) He yelled for his mother.

3. How does Gus feel after he puts Bill Bob on the bus to go home?
(a) Angry.
(b) Hollow.
(c) Happy to be alone again.
(d) Tired.

4. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?
(a) He puts it up on a high shelf.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He puts it on Ma's nightstand, so she will always see it.
(d) He throws it into the river.

5. What does Maggie try to get Gus to do?
(a) Show her the splinter.
(b) Remove his clothes.
(c) Swallow a large pill.
(d) Take a warm bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gus say of devoted people in "Excerpts from the God-notebook"?

2. What does Bill Bob believe a night light is?

3. What does Gus do the morning after Alfred's death?

4. What does Gus do at the beginning of "Anamnesis" to make him feel better?

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

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