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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 Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan writes that death by what is cruel and unusual?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Beating.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Port wine.

2. Where does Brautigan describe hiking in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Idaho.

3. What did the man drive who drew the map of Grider Creek in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The carriage.
(b) The hearse.
(c) The taxicab.
(d) The school bus.

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?
(a) Truman.
(b) Adolph Hitler.
(c) Eisenhower.
(d) Stalin.

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. What is the woman wearing in the cover photograph of the book Trout Fishing in America?

2. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

3. What does the funeral wreath say on the plant in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. In Trout Fishing in America, Hayman Creek is named for Charles Hayman, an unpleasant old man who caught and ate ____ trout in his shack near the creek.

5. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?

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