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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. How does the huge fight at dinner in "Voiding my Rheum" culminate?
(a) In laughter.
(b) Gus storms out.
(c) Ma fires her shotgun.
(d) Henning smacks Gus.

2. How does Carolina make GC feel better about her grandson fishing on Sundays?
(a) Carolina stops Gus from fishing on Sundays.
(b) Carolina makes GC a big Sunday supper.
(c) Carolina compares fishing to church.
(d) Carolina gives CG some bourbon.

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

4. What is the difference in philosophies on raising children between Henning and Carolina?
(a) He believes they should do nothing but fish, she disagrees.
(b) She believes in education, he in discipline.
(c) She believes they should do nothing but fish, he disagrees.
(d) He believes in education, she in hands on learning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Izaak Walton?

2. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?

3. What does Gus do to the boy that they call Barf-breath?

4. What did Bill Bob spread all over him that Gus had given him in exchange for a check?

5. What confused Ma about the famous book "The Complete Angler" that Henning gave her to read?

(see the answer key)

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