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

2. What is the Rogue River Fishing War all about?
(a) Henning wants to fish alone on their honeymoon.
(b) Carolina forbids Henning to fish during their honeymoon.
(c) Carolina tries to teach Henning to worm fish ending in a battle.
(d) Henning tries to teach Carolina to fly fish ending in a battle.

3. What allusion does Gus make to his reading of The Compleat Angler as many times as he did?
(a) Moses to the commandments.
(b) A historian to world history.
(c) An English teacher to Shakespeare.
(d) Mozart to sheet music.

4. What is Izaak Walton?
(a) A writer about fly-fishing.
(b) An expert on bait fishing.
(c) A friend of Henning's.
(d) A famous fisherman.

5. Why does Henning laugh a "lunatic laughter" that can be heard around the canyon?
(a) Carolina catches his 30 pound steelhead with a worm.
(b) Carolina clenches her fists and hits Henning in the jaw.
(c) Carolina draws a pistol and shoots the fish.
(d) Carolina falls into the river trying to catch a small steelhead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is ironic about the meeting of Carolina and Henning?

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

3. It is said that fishermen are such statisticians that even the fish were counted on what occasion?

4. How did Gus react when Henning was going to whup Bill Bob for writing in the book in "Statistical Improbabilities"?

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

(see the answer key)

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