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

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

3. In what year was "The Beautiful Poem" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster written?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1967.

4. What is written above the door of the church described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) "Per L'Incerno."
(b) "Per L'Universo."
(c) "In God's Name."
(d) "All are Welcome."

5. What does Brautigan refer to as "the John Dillinger capital of America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Mooresville, Indiana.
(b) Denver, Colorado.
(c) Casper, Wyoming.
(d) Memphis, Tennessee.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. Brautigan talks of a ballet to be performed where in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" of Trout Fishing in America?

3. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. To whom is "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster dedicated?

5. What year did Brautigan write in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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