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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 42, "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan takes a San Francisco bus to the Cleveland Wrecking Yard, where a used trout stream is for sale at ___ per foot.
(a) $6.50.
(b) $4.50.
(c) $10.50.
(d) $7.50.

2. 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) Stalin.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

3. 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.

4. In Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America," Miller writes that Benjamin Franklin died in what year?
(a) 1694.
(b) 1790.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1796.

5. What did the man drive who drew the map of Grider Creek in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The carriage.
(b) The taxicab.
(c) The hearse.
(d) The school bus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, near the Klamath River in Trout Fishing in America, does Brautigan gets lost in a wilderness of brush and poison oak?

2. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?

3. What type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America, has how many recipes?

5. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chapter 4, "Red Lip" take place in Trout Fishing in America? What happens in this story?

2. What is the first exposition that Brautigan offers in Trout Fishing in America? What is this a description of?

3. Describe Brautigan's account with the woman in the creek of dead fish in Trout Fishing in America. What imagery is used?

4. In Chapter 14 of Trout Fishing in America, "The Last Year the Trout Came up Hayman Creek," how long is it until game and fish officials come and what happens?

5. What chapter in Trout Fishing in America refers to Alcoholics Anonymous? What happens in this story?

6. Describe the autopsy report written by Brautigan in Trout Fishing in America. To whom is Trout Fishing in America compared?

7. What does Brautigan write that he admires in the story of Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

8. What is the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" used to refer to in Trout Fishing in America?

9. Who is described in In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

10. Where does Brautigan tell his wife he is going in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Wings" in Trout Fishing in America? Where does he actually go?

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