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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the funeral wreath say on the plant in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) "Away West."
(b) "I'm for Nixon."
(c) "I Like Ike."
(d) "Gone Fishing."

2. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?
(a) "Remember the alamo."
(b) "Hello."
(c) "I Like Ike."
(d) "Stalingrad."

3. The notorious criminal, in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 22, "The Mayor of the 20th Century," is compared to who?
(a) Jack the Ripper.
(b) Ted Kawinski.
(c) Bad Boy Nelson.
(d) Jesse James.

4. In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America, a man buys a house whose basement is filled with what?
(a) Cats.
(b) Dogs.
(c) Rats.
(d) Fleas.

5. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Klamath River.
(b) Alpine River.
(c) Kentucky River.
(d) Steelhead River.

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

7. Brautigan writes in Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America that the large creeks were running muddy from the snow melting off what mountains?
(a) Silver Mountains.
(b) Boonville Mountains.
(c) Marble Mountains.
(d) Golden Mountains.

8. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 13, "Sea, Sea Rider," the bookstore owner spins a tale, telling the narrator he fell in love with a woman during the what?
(a) American Revolution.
(b) Spanish Civil War.
(c) American Civil War.
(d) French and Indian War.

9. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?
(a) Cyanide capsules.
(b) Steel wire.
(c) Metal traps.
(d) Poisoned meat.

10. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1938.

11. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Denver.
(c) New Orleans.
(d) Baton Rouge.

12. Where, near the Klamath River in Trout Fishing in America, does Brautigan gets lost in a wilderness of brush and poison oak?
(a) Sal Winter Creek.
(b) Anderson Creek.
(c) Borristown Creek.
(d) Tom Martin Creek.

13. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty mailed to in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Anderson Miller.
(b) Mark Rosston.
(c) James Nelson.
(d) Nelson Algren.

14. Chapter 46 "The Mayonnaise Chapter" in Trout Fishing in America discusses the death of whom?
(a) Mr. Smith.
(b) Mr. Nice.
(c) Mr. Johnson.
(d) Mr. Good.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Brautigan refer to as "the John Dillinger capital of America" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. Where is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?

3. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?

4. In Chapter 42, "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan takes a San Francisco bus to the Cleveland Wrecking Yard, where a used trout stream is for sale at ___ per foot.

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

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