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

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

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

4. In Trout Fishing in America, Hayman Creek is named for Charles Hayman, an unpleasant old man who caught and ate ____ trout in his shack near the creek.

5. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where in Trout Fishing in America does Brautigan write about being a sixth-grade student? What story does he tell?

3. In Chapter 13, "Sea, Sea Rider," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan stops by a bookstore one afternoon in 1959 and is seduced by a couple. What does the bookstore owner then say?

4. What childhood memory is revisited by Brautigan in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

6. Who is compared to Jack the Ripper in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

9. Where is Brautigan fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel"? What imagery does he use in this description?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Define and discuss the structure of Trout Fishing in America. Define each of the following and identify them from the text: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Brautigan's narrative voice and tense in In Watermelon Sugar. How is this similar or different than Trout Fishing in America?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characters of Pauline and Margaret in In Watermelon Sugar. How do their relationships to the narrator differ?

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