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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Undoing of a Scientific Angler: Where I Lived and What I Lived for and Water on the Brain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bill Bob playing with when Gus finds him behind the cabin?
(a) Chipmunks.
(b) Squirrels.
(c) Toads.
(d) Salamanders.

2. What gift does Henning give to Gus for the cabin?
(a) A cord of wood.
(b) Fishing paintings.
(c) An aquarium.
(d) Flashlights.

3. What did Bill Bob spread all over him that Gus had given him in exchange for a check?
(a) M & Ms.
(b) Hot fudge.
(c) Chocolate sauce.
(d) Hershey Kisses.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gus state about his fishing memory?

2. What is different about Bill Bob's bicycle?

3. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?

4. According to Gus in "The Ideal Schedule", what makes fishing even better?

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

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