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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 season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Summer.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

2. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Anderson Lee.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Sarah Berhardt.

3. "A fart smells like a marriage between an avocado and a" what in "December 30" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Rotten egg.
(b) Pipe.
(c) Caterpillar.
(d) Fish head.

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 40, "Witness for Trout Fishing in America Peace," Brautigan describes a Trout Fishing in America peace march from Sunnyvale to where?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Sacramento.
(d) San Francisco.

5. In what direction is the word WELCOME written on the statue described in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair is referred to throughout "Horse Child Breakfast" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What color light drips in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. What year is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. "Widow's Lament" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that it is not quite cold enough to ask the neighbors for what?

5. What is the woman wearing in the cover photograph of the book Trout Fishing in America?

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