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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Watermelon Sugar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator plant in Chapter 28, "Nine Things" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) Flower seeds.
(b) Tomato seeds.
(c) Apple seeds.
(d) Olive seeds.

2. What is the title of the poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster which reads, "Ah, you're just a copy of all the candy bars I've ever eaten"?
(a) Candy Bar Repeat.
(b) Xerox Candy Bar.
(c) Past Candy Bar.
(d) Candy Hurricane.

3. For whom is "A Candlelion Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Michael.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Sarah.

4. Where are the stars described in "Poker Star" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) California.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Washington.

5. What does Great Sparrow pull between the children in "Education" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A red wagon.
(b) A mule cart.
(c) A blue wagon.
(d) A silver cart.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster dedicated?

2. What beverage does Brautagin write of drinking in Washington Park in Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?

3. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 13, "Sea, Sea Rider," the bookstore owner spins a tale, telling the narrator he fell in love with a woman during the what?

5. Brautigan writes in "Discovery" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, "The petals of the vagina unfold like _________ taking off his shoes."

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