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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through In Watermelon Sugar.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With whom does inBOIL get into a fight in Chapter 31, "Whiskey" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Fred.
(c) The narrator.
(d) Charley.

3. What is one of the women holding in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A dog.
(b) A cat.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A pigeon.

4. 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) 1931.
(d) 1941.

5. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The Snake Lily.
(b) The Casper Lily.
(c) The Golden Lily.
(d) The Cobra Lily.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is encountered in the cafe in Chapter 62, "Meat Loaf" of In Watermelon Sugar?

2. Who does the narrator dream about in Chapter 30, "A Nap" of In Watermelon Sugar?

3. What does Fred take the narrator to see in Chapter 24, "Under the Plank Press" of In Watermelon Sugar?

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

5. What do the lanterns on the old bridge resemble in In Watermelon Sugar?

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