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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two, The Undoing of Scientific Angler: I Reckon and Anamnesis.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Titus wearing that Gus admires but says he would never wear?
(a) Camouflage.
(b) Knickers.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Coveralls.

2. What happens between Carolina and Henning the night they first meet?
(a) He makes a fire and cooks her a fish dinner.
(b) They agree to disagree about fishing methods.
(c) They conceive a child.
(d) They argue and go their separate ways.

3. What nickname does Gus give to his father?
(a) Steelhead.
(b) Fly.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) H2O.

4. How does Gus feel after he puts Bill Bob on the bus to go home?
(a) Happy to be alone again.
(b) Angry.
(c) Hollow.
(d) Tired.

5. Who were Gus's closest neighbors at the cabin?
(a) A tree farmer and his wife.
(b) A rancher and his family.
(c) A fisherman and his wife.
(d) A dairy farmer and his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosophical question keeps running through Gus's mind in "I Reckon"?

2. How many hours per year does Gus's ideal schedule entail?

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

4. What does Bill Bob write a check out on for a candy cigarette from Gus?

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

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