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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brautigan say he saw crucified on a barbed-wire fence in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A frog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A hawk.

2. What does Ophelia float like in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) An April church.
(b) A summer sunset.
(c) An August moon.
(d) An autumn breeze.

3. Where do the old people sit in "A Postcard from Chinatown" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) The bathtub.
(b) The shower.
(c) The kitchen.
(d) The sink.

4. What type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Tweeties.
(b) Grannies.
(c) Pippins.
(d) Goldens.

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Truman.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Eisenhower.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Brautigan write while he was playing checkers in "The Chinese Checker Players" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What does one of the players have in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. In what direction is the word WELCOME written on the statue described in Trout Fishing in America?

4. "A fart smells like a marriage between an avocado and a" what in "December 30" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. Who was driving a Model A in "The Galilee Hitch-Hiker" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

(see the answer key)

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