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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?

3. How many years after Charles Hayman's death do Game and Fish decide to place trout in Hayman Creek in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Brautigan presents recipes for dining with whom in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America?

5. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty mailed to in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the story Brautigan relates in Trout Fishing in America, Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II"?

2. In Chapter 44, "Trout Fishing in America NIB," after working at a Christmas tree store, what does Brautigan do?

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

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

5. What is Chapter 6, "Another Method of Making Walnut Catsup" comprised of in Trout Fishing in America?

6. 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?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the plot structure of In Watermelon Sugar. How does the novel differ structurally from Trout Fishing in America?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the tone and theme of In Watermelon Sugar and Trout Fishing in America. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the different ways that the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" is used in the novel. What is metaphorical about Brautigan's use of the phrase?

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