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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 does Bill Bob believe a night light is?
(a) Shadows.
(b) Flashlights.
(c) Stars.
(d) Lack of light.

2. What did Gus give himself as a graduation present?
(a) All new fishing gear.
(b) An apartment to live in at college.
(c) A new Buick.
(d) A year's lease on a fishing cabin.

3. What does Gus do with the man he found in the water?
(a) He yells out to the woman who had been calling for him.
(b) He ties him to the canoe to bring him to the dock.
(c) He leaves him where he is and seeks help.
(d) He dives in after him and pulls him into the boat.

4. What does Gus do about his depression?
(a) He goes to see a psychiatrist.
(b) He visits home.
(c) He cuts himself off from all humans.
(d) He fishes less and socializes more.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a dreefee?

3. Why does Henning laugh a "lunatic laughter" that can be heard around the canyon?

4. What is Bill Bob playing with when Gus finds him behind the cabin?

5. What does Henning do to his copy of Izaak Walton's book?

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