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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 carriage.
(b) The school bus.
(c) The hearse.
(d) The taxicab.

2. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."
(a) Honey.
(b) Pudding.
(c) Cake.
(d) Cookie.

3. Brautigan presents recipes for dining with whom in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Maria Callais.
(b) Marcus Arelius.
(c) Alexander Wilde.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. What is one of the women looking at in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Fish.
(d) Horses.

5. Where does Brautigan's fishing pal catch a trout and kill it with port in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Owl Snuff Creek.
(b) Tom Anderson Creek.
(c) Casper Creek.
(d) Millville Creek.

Short Answer Questions

1. The poem, "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, talks of deer walking past what?

2. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

4. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?

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

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