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

2. How does Gus believe that he becomes a fishing prodigy?
(a) He knew how to swim in the womb.
(b) Both of his parents are skilled fishermen.
(c) His parents taught him as a young boy.
(d) He learned it in the womb.

3. At what age does Gus come to the conclusion that Izaak Walton's book is useless?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

4. How is Gus considered by others in the public school system as a young boy?
(a) A hero.
(b) An enigma.
(c) A mild-mannered freak.
(d) A celebrity.

5. What does Gus deem as the crux of Izaak Walton's book?
(a) Religion.
(b) God.
(c) Fishing for fun.
(d) Fishing for a living.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ma say happens on the otter hunt?

3. How do Zeke's two installments of the story differ?

4. How does Carolina stop Henning from catching the fish he has been trying to reel in all day?

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

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