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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster is dedicated to whom?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Marie.

2. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Sarah.
(b) Marie.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Pauline.

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

4. What was the poem "San Francisco" written on in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A paper plate.
(b) A paper bag.
(c) A wall.
(d) A bathroom stall.

5. What is the first item in "Karma Repair Kit: Items 1-4" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Get enough food to eat, and eat it.
(b) Reduce intellectual and emotional noise until you arrive at the silence of yourself, and listen to it.
(c) Find God.
(d) Find a place to sleep where it is quiet, and sleep there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season is it in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?

3. In Chapter 36, "Sandbox Minus John Dillinger Equals What?" of Trout Fishing in America, who does Brautigan recall setting up John Dillinger?

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

5. Where does Brautigan find a cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

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