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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's Chapter 13, "Sea, Sea Rider," the bookstore owner spins a tale, telling the narrator he fell in love with a woman during the what?
(a) American Revolution.
(b) Spanish Civil War.
(c) American Civil War.
(d) French and Indian War.

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

3. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty mailed to in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) James Nelson.
(b) Nelson Algren.
(c) Anderson Miller.
(d) Mark Rosston.

4. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) Anderson Lee.
(b) Adlai Stevenson.
(c) Sarah Berhardt.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

5. 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, OR.
(c) Portland, ME.
(d) San Francisco, CA.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?

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