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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does one of the players have in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A full house.
(b) Three of a kind.
(c) A straight.
(d) Two pair.

2. Which poem from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster ends with the line, "Without you, I am dead"?
(a) "Artichoke Mother."
(b) "Sonnett."
(c) "Alibone Dinner."
(d) "Adrenalin Mother."

3. Some of the rivers in In Watermelon Sugar are only how wide?
(a) A half an inch.
(b) An inch.
(c) A foot.
(d) Three feet.

4. What does Margaret make for breakfast in Chapter 21, "Margaret Again, Again" of In Watermelon Sugar?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Hotcakes.
(d) Pancakes.

5. What is living up high in the mountains at Grider Creek, according to Brautigan in Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Rainbow Trout.
(b) Eastern Brook Trout.
(c) Northern Brook Trout.
(d) Banded Oregon Trout.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the kid have "Star Spangled" nails in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

3. What does Charley pour all over the shack in Chapter 60, "Shack Fever" of In Watermelon Sugar?

4. Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America, has how many recipes?

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

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