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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Brautigan harbor himself towards in "Hey, Bacon!" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Pancakes.
(b) Two eggs over easy.
(c) Two eggs scrambled.
(d) An omelet.

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

3. What is the title of the poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster which reads, "Ah, you're just a copy of all the candy bars I've ever eaten"?
(a) Xerox Candy Bar.
(b) Candy Hurricane.
(c) Candy Bar Repeat.
(d) Past Candy Bar.

4. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?
(a) Steel wire.
(b) Cyanide capsules.
(c) Metal traps.
(d) Poisoned meat.

5. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) A staircase.
(b) A trout.
(c) A woman.
(d) An angel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?

2. In Chapter 36, "Sandbox Minus John Dillinger Equals What?" of Trout Fishing in America, who does Brautigan recall setting up John Dillinger?

3. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

5. What is the lion standing in the edges of in "A Candlelion Poem" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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