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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. When was "The Star-Spangled Banner" written by Francis Scott Key, as cited in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1931.

2. What year is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1903.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1924.

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

4. What is the lion standing in the edges of in "A Candlelion Poem" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) The shadows.
(b) The doorways.
(c) The glass.
(d) The grass.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Ketchikan is a small town in what state?

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

4. Who is on the FBI wanted poste,r in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 19, "Trout Fishing in America with the FBI"?

5. What type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?

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