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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Pauline.

2. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Six hundred.
(c) One hundred.
(d) One thousand.

3. The narrator writes of the tigers killing whom in Chapter 16, "Arithmetic" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) His brother.
(b) His parents.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His sister.

4. For whom is "A Candlelion Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Michael.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Emmett.

5. What color light drips in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Silver.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is encountered in the cafe in Chapter 62, "Meat Loaf" of In Watermelon Sugar?

2. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?

3. What does Brautigan refer to as "the John Dillinger capital of America" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. What does Charley pour all over the shack in Chapter 60, "Shack Fever" of In Watermelon Sugar?

5. What is the girl wearing in "Mating Saliva" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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