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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What does Gus do for the first time in a long while with Bill Bob at the cabin? (from Book Two, The Undoing of a Scientific Angler: Where I Lived and What I Lived for and Water on the Brain)

Sleeps.

Enjoys fishing.

Food shops.

Stops fishing.

2.

What is Gus's digression all about at the end of "The Undoing of a Scientific Angler"? (from Book Two, The Undoing of a Scientific Angler: Where I Lived and What I Lived for and Water on the Brain)

Brothers.

Steelheads.

Water.

Electricity.

3.

What name does Gus give God? (from Book Three, Characters in Nature: Descartes and Philosophizing)

Sigrid.

Allah.

Whopper.

Abe.

4.

What do Ernie, Emma, and the kids give to Gus in return for fishing lessons? (from Book Three, Characters in Nature: The River Writes, Neighbors and The Warble of the Water Owl)

A home cooked meal.

A puppy.

Fruits and vegetables.

Hugs.

5.

What does the reader learn about Bill Bob in "Anamnesis" that wasn't known before? (from Book Two, The Undoing of Scientific Angler: I Reckon and Anamnesis)

Bill Bob is dying.

Bill Bob is very bright.

Bill Bob is mentally challenged.

Bill Bob is very unhappy.

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