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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Watermelon Sugar.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The poem, "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, talks of deer walking past what?
(a) Mice.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Computers.
(d) Caterpillars.

2. The trout hatchery in In Watermelon Sugar is built on the exact same spot that what was buried?
(a) The last flower.
(b) The last tiger.
(c) The last sunset.
(d) The last lion.

3. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Kentucky River.
(b) Steelhead River.
(c) Alpine River.
(d) Klamath River.

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

5. Who has died in Chapter 67, "The Grand Old Trout Again" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Pauline.
(d) The narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is encountered in the cafe in Chapter 62, "Meat Loaf" of In Watermelon Sugar?

2. Who walks with the narrator to the Forgotten Works in Chapter 37, "The Forgotten Works" of In Watermelon Sugar?

3. 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.

4. By what mountains is Brautigan's cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

5. When is the best time to climb the silver stairs in "The Silver Stairs of Ketchikan" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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