View a FREE sample

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 type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Grannies.
(b) Pippins.
(c) Tweeties.
(d) Goldens.

2. "Widow's Lament" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that it is not quite cold enough to ask the neighbors for what?
(a) Help.
(b) Money.
(c) Firewood.
(d) Food.

3. "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster is dedicated to whom?
(a) Emmett.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Marie.
(d) Marcia.

4. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The Cobra Lily.
(b) The Snake Lily.
(c) The Casper Lily.
(d) The Golden Lily.

5. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1938.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Brautigan and his friend mix four quarts of Kool-Aid and water in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

3. What are the three poker players in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. "December 30" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster cites what time in the morning?

5. In Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan recounts his first trout fishing experience where?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 236 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample