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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 confused Ma about the famous book "The Complete Angler" that Henning gave her to read?
(a) The language.
(b) The reason why Henning owned it.
(c) The ideas.
(d) The s's looked like f's.

2. What does Gus do for the first time in a long while with Bill Bob at the cabin?
(a) Stops fishing.
(b) Enjoys fishing.
(c) Food shops.
(d) Sleeps.

3. What kind of a dog replaced the Doberman for the surgeon?
(a) A Greyhound.
(b) A Beagle.
(c) Another Doberman.
(d) A Chihuahua.

4. What does Gus do with his copy of Izaak Walton's book?
(a) He puts it on his father's shelf to gather cobwebs.
(b) He throws it out.
(c) He gives it to his father telling him it is nonsense.
(d) He burns it.

5. How does Ma speak to Henning during their disagreement at the dinner table in "Voiding My Rheum"?
(a) She curses at him.
(b) She speaks loudly but not meanly.
(c) She calls him names referring to his weight.
(d) She calls him names referring to his lack of intelligence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Carolina make GC feel better about her grandson fishing on Sundays?

2. What is the cabin lacking?

3. What kind of a temperament does Bill Bob have?

4. What happens between Carolina and Henning the night they first meet?

5. Why did Gnat name the large mouthed bass "Garbage Gut"?

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