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

2. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) A woman.
(b) A trout.
(c) A staircase.
(d) An angel.

3. What does Brautigan associate trout with in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Love.
(b) Steel.
(c) Fear.
(d) Women.

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

5. "December 30" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster cites what time in the morning?
(a) 1:03.
(b) 1:15.
(c) 2:34.
(d) 1:11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America, has how many recipes?

2. Which poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster reads "Every time I see him, I think:/ Gee, am I glad he's not/ my old man"?

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

4. What color light drips in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. A piece of what falls off the wooden salad bowl in "Haiku Ambulance" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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