The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant

From the first sentence of the story, what does the narrator enjoy doing in his free time? 

• Dating
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Sleeping

How does the narrator try to get Sheila's attention? 

• He sits in his canoe and fishes for awhile. 
• He tries to row like the Dartmouth boys. 
• He shows off his swimming skills.
• He sunbathes on the float.

When the narrator hides the rod from Sheila's view in the canoe, what does this tell us about the narrator? 

• He is not a very good fisherman.
• He likes to multi-task.
• He thinks fishing is dumb.
• He is insecure and does not want Sheila to think bad of him. 

How does the narrator feel about Sheila at the end of the story? 

• He gets over his crush on her.
• He feels like he could win her heart on a second date.
• He thinks he is too good for her. 

What descriptive word best describes the narrator in the following quote: "The agonized indecision over what to say, the false starts toward her house and embarrassed retreats." 

• Bold; Brave
• Smart 
• Nervous; Anxious
• Shy; Quiet

What descriptive word best describes Sheila from the following quote: "I don't like the responsibility of having a base."

• lazy; self-centered
• eager; excited
• nervous; anxious
• quiet; shy

True or False: By pushing the fishing rod safely out of sight and toward the stern where it would be less conspicuous, the narrator is not being true to himself while on his date with Sheila. 

• True
• False

Why is the narrator not being true to himself when he hides his fishing rod from Sheila while on their date? 

• He cares more for Sheila than he does about fishing. 
• He doesn't really care about Sheila and just took her on a date because he was bored of fishing. 
• He feels that he needs to hide his true love of fishing from Sheila in order to impress her. 
• Sheila wants to fish with him, but he does not want her to use his lucky fishing rod. 

What "haunts" the narrator even more than getting dissed by Sheila Mant? 

• He feels bad for never asking her out again. 
• He feels bad for ever asking her out.
• Losing his prized bass that night
• He will never get over the spell that she cast on him. 

How old is the narrator?

• twelve years old
• thirteen years old
• fourteen years old
• seventeen years old