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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Watermelon Sugar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, in what year does Brautigan stop in a bookstore in "Sea, Sea Rider" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1956.

2. What is one of the women looking at in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Horses.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Fish.

3. In what year was "The Beautiful Poem" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster written?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1967.

4. Where does Brautigan write of going to bed in "The Beautiful Poem" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Portland.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Eureka.
(d) Sacramento.

5. The girl brings strawberries picked near the statue of what in Chapter 22, "Strawberries" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) A rutabega.
(b) A moth.
(c) A caterpillar.
(d) A celery stalk.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is inBOIL in In Watermelon Sugar?

2. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?

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

4. The narrator says that the last tiger was killed when he was how many years old in In Watermelon Sugar?

5. How old does Brautigan write while he was playing checkers in "The Chinese Checker Players" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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