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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. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 2 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

2. Where do Brautigan and his friend mix four quarts of Kool-Aid and water in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The schoolyard.
(b) The frontyard.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The chicken coop.

3. "I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that the woman is afflicted with what?
(a) Poison Oak.
(b) Poison Ivy.
(c) Aneurism.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What time is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 5:20 p.m.
(b) 4:15 p.m.
(c) 3:20 p.m.
(d) 3:43 p.m.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was "The Star-Spangled Banner" written by Francis Scott Key, as cited in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. The notorious criminal, in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 22, "The Mayor of the 20th Century," is compared to who?

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

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

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