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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 beverage does Brautagin write of drinking in Washington Park in Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Sherry.
(b) Port.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Whiskey.

2. How many years after Charles Hayman's death do Game and Fish decide to place trout in Hayman Creek in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 30 years.

3. Above what does Brautigan write "medieval flames like a burning castle" rise in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) New Hampshire.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) New England.

4. Who is on the FBI wanted poste,r in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 19, "Trout Fishing in America with the FBI"?
(a) Jesse James.
(b) John Dillinger.
(c) Richard Lawrence Marquette.
(d) Buster Keason.

5. How are Ophelia's clothes spread in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Vine-like.
(b) Mermaid-like.
(c) Tendril-like.
(d) Fish-like.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. Which poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster reads "Every time I see him, I think:/ Gee, am I glad he's not/ my old man"?

3. What is the glass square surrounded by in "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?

5. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."

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