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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Old Charlie.
(b) Rebel Smith.
(c) Jackie Brown.
(d) Old Man Nelson.

2. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."
(a) Cookie.
(b) Cake.
(c) Honey.
(d) Pudding.

3. Where, near the Klamath River in Trout Fishing in America, does Brautigan gets lost in a wilderness of brush and poison oak?
(a) Borristown Creek.
(b) Sal Winter Creek.
(c) Anderson Creek.
(d) Tom Martin Creek.

4. In Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan writes that death by what is cruel and unusual?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Port wine.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Beating.

5. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The Snake Lily.
(b) The Cobra Lily.
(c) The Casper Lily.
(d) The Golden Lily.

6. 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) Truman.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Stalin.

7. Brautigan writes Lord Byran died in Greece in what year, in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1845.

8. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) An angel.
(b) A trout.
(c) A woman.
(d) A staircase.

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

10. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Rough Lake.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Montana Falls.
(d) Steelhead.

11. What is written above the door of the church described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) "Per L'Universo."
(b) "All are Welcome."
(c) "In God's Name."
(d) "Per L'Incerno."

12. Chapter 46 "The Mayonnaise Chapter" in Trout Fishing in America discusses the death of whom?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Good.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Mr. Nice.

13. 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?
(a) French and Indian War.
(b) American Revolution.
(c) Spanish Civil War.
(d) American Civil War.

14. Where does Brautigan's fishing pal catch a trout and kill it with port in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Owl Snuff Creek.
(b) Casper Creek.
(c) Tom Anderson Creek.
(d) Millville Creek.

15. What does the funeral wreath say on the plant in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) "Away West."
(b) "I'm for Nixon."
(c) "I Like Ike."
(d) "Gone Fishing."

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man drive who drew the map of Grider Creek in Trout Fishing in America?

2. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

3. What does Brautigan refer to as "the John Dillinger capital of America" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Where is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?

5. In Chapter 13, in what year does Brautigan stop in a bookstore in "Sea, Sea Rider" of Trout Fishing in America?

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