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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. Brautigan writes Lord Byran died in Greece in what year, in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1824.
(d) 1903.

2. The notorious criminal, in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 22, "The Mayor of the 20th Century," is compared to who?
(a) Jesse James.
(b) Ted Kawinski.
(c) Bad Boy Nelson.
(d) Jack the Ripper.

3. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

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

5. Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America, has how many recipes?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the man drive who drew the map of Grider Creek in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

4. 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.

5. In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America, a man buys a house whose basement is filled with what?

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