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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. In the poem "I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, what does Brautigan write he wanders around the house like?
(a) A sewing machine.
(b) A flower.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A potato.

2. To whom is "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster dedicated?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Marie.

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

4. For whom is "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) M.
(b) Emmett.
(c) John.
(d) Madeline.

5. What is the first item in "Karma Repair Kit: Items 1-4" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Find God.
(b) Find a place to sleep where it is quiet, and sleep there.
(c) Get enough food to eat, and eat it.
(d) Reduce intellectual and emotional noise until you arrive at the silence of yourself, and listen to it.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Brautigan go fishing in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 23, "On Paradise"?

3. Which poem from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster ends with the line, "Without you, I am dead"?

4. Brautigan writes "The sweet juices of your mouth are like ____ bathed in honey" in "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

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