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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. Who is on the FBI wanted poste,r in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 19, "Trout Fishing in America with the FBI"?
(a) Jesse James.
(b) Buster Keason.
(c) John Dillinger.
(d) Richard Lawrence Marquette.

2. What type of dawn does Brautigan write of in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) African.
(b) California.
(c) Mexican.
(d) East coast.

3. 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.
(a) Golden.
(b) Rotten.
(c) Raw.
(d) Fresh.

4. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Rebel Smith.
(b) Old Charlie.
(c) Old Man Nelson.
(d) Jackie Brown.

5. What does Brautigan write he wants to shower him with maps in "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Kisses.
(b) Lips.
(c) Hair.
(d) Arms.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does one of the players have in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty mailed to in Trout Fishing in America?

5. "December 30" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster cites what time in the morning?

(see the answer key)

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