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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Montana Falls.
(c) Rough Lake.
(d) Steelhead.

2. What season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

3. 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) "I Like Ike."
(c) "Hello."
(d) "Stalingrad."

4. Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America, has how many recipes?
(a) 2.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

5. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Old Charlie.
(b) Rebel Smith.
(c) Old Man Nelson.
(d) Jackie Brown.

6. Where do Brautigan and his friend mix four quarts of Kool-Aid and water in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The chicken coop.
(b) The schoolyard.
(c) The backyard.
(d) The frontyard.

7. 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) "Gone Fishing."
(b) "I Like Ike."
(c) "Away West."
(d) "I'm for Nixon."

8. 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.
(a) $7.50.
(b) $4.50.
(c) $6.50.
(d) $10.50.

9. Where does Brautigan go fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Sal Winter Creek.
(b) Graveyard Creek.
(c) Tom Martin Creek.
(d) Anderson Creek.

10. Whose fishing log book does Brautigan find in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 34, "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity"?
(a) Alonso Hagen's.
(b) John Francis'.
(c) Mark Matthews.
(d) Michael Miller's.

11. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?
(a) Truman.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Adolph Hitler.
(d) Stalin.

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

13. What type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Goldens.
(b) Grannies.
(c) Tweeties.
(d) Pippins.

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

15. In Trout Fishing in America, Hayman Creek is named for Charles Hayman, an unpleasant old man who caught and ate ____ trout in his shack near the creek.
(a) Raw.
(b) Fresh.
(c) Rotten.
(d) Golden.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan writes that death by what is cruel and unusual?

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

3. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."

4. A pound of what is added to Walnut Catsup in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America?

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?

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