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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Trout Fishing in America.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 42, "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan takes a San Francisco bus to the Cleveland Wrecking Yard, where a used trout stream is for sale at ___ per foot.
(a) $7.50.
(b) $4.50.
(c) $10.50.
(d) $6.50.

2. In Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan recounts his first trout fishing experience where?
(a) Portland, ME.
(b) Portland, OR.
(c) Seattle, WA.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

3. Whose fishing log book does Brautigan find in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 34, "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity"?
(a) Michael Miller's.
(b) Mark Matthews.
(c) John Francis'.
(d) Alonso Hagen's.

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

5. In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America, a man buys a house whose basement is filled with what?
(a) Fleas.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Cats.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?

2. Where, near the Klamath River in Trout Fishing in America, does Brautigan gets lost in a wilderness of brush and poison oak?

3. Where does Brautigan describe hiking in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

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

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

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