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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, The Compleat Angler: The Great Izaak Walton Conversy: the Parental Version and The Great Izaak Walton Controversy: My Own Rendition.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book does Gus consider the most explosive in existence?
(a) The Big Bang vs. Evolution.
(b) The Holy Bible.
(c) Darwin's Theory.
(d) Mythology.

2. Why does Zeke tell the story of Carolina and Henning's meeting?
(a) He is Henning's brother.
(b) He was with Carolina on the day she met Henning.
(c) He is Carolina's brother.
(d) He is Henning's best friend.

3. What is ironic about the meeting of Carolina and Henning?
(a) Henning won't let her fish.
(b) Carolina loves fly-fishing.
(c) Carolina has come to hunt.
(d) Henning believes she is a he.

4. What kind of a temperament does Bill Bob have?
(a) He is quiet but fun.
(b) He is almost too calm.
(c) He is often excited and surprised.
(d) He is wild.

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 save the babies after the mother is killed.
(d) The men hunt only males.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ma retell about the mule and the pike?

2. What does Gus equate fly-fishing to for Henning in "The Parental Version"?

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

4. How does Henning earn his living?

5. Why does Henning laugh a "lunatic laughter" that can be heard around the canyon?

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