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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 is one of the women looking at in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. What year did Brautigan write in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. What is one of the women holding in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. What color hair is referred to throughout "Horse Child Breakfast" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the tone of the poem "The Return of the Rivers." What does Brautigan describe here?

2. What imagery does Brautigan produce in the poem "December 30"?

3. Describe the subject of the poem "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." What does Brautigan hope for in this poem?

4. What description does Brautigan illustrate in the poem "Poker Star"?

5. In what poems from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan reflect personal thoughts?

6. What similes and metaphors are used in the poem "Sonnet" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?

7. In which poem does Brautigan refer to the Hindenberg Disaster? How?

8. What is the poem "Star-Spangled' Nails" about?

9. How does Brautigan's poetry in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster differ from his prose in In Watermelon Sugar?

10. In what poem from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan cite "Casablanca"? How?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the imagery of "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster. How does the imagery tie to the theme of the poem?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the three principle settings of Trout Fishing in America. How are the settings tied to the novel's themes?

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