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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book One, The Compleat Angler: Excerpts from the God-notebook and Being Educated and Gittin Brung Up.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened with the Doberman and Ma?
(a) Having escaped from its yard, Ma tamed it.
(b) It attacked Bill Bob, so she beat it with a bat.
(c) It attacked Gus, so she shot it.
(d) Ma aimed the shotgun at the owner after it attacked Gus.

2. What does Gus say of devoted people in "Excerpts from the God-notebook"?
(a) That they are pushy, one-sided people.
(b) That they are warm and friendly people.
(c) That they are found to be nervous, belligerent people.
(d) That they usually keep to themselves.

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

4. What was Gus voted in his senior year in high school?
(a) Mr. Bait.
(b) Mr. Fly.
(c) Mr. Most-Out-Of-It.
(d) Mr. Fisherman.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Henning earn his living?

3. What is the Rogue River Fishing War all about?

4. Why does Zeke tell the story of Carolina and Henning's meeting?

5. What does Gus wonder about his father?

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