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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."
(a) Honey.
(b) Cookie.
(c) Pudding.
(d) Cake.

3. 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'm for Nixon."
(c) "I Like Ike."
(d) "Away West."

4. Where does Brautigan find a cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?
(a) Tom Anderson Creek.
(b) Steelhead Lake.
(c) Little Redfish Lake.
(d) Oregon Falls.

5. Brautigan presents recipes for dining with whom in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Maria Callais.
(b) Alexander Wilde.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Marcus Arelius.

6. What is written above the door of the church described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) "Per L'Incerno."
(b) "In God's Name."
(c) "Per L'Universo."
(d) "All are Welcome."

7. What beverage does Brautagin write of drinking in Washington Park in Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Vodka.
(c) Port.
(d) Sherry.

8. Who is on the FBI wanted poste,r in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 19, "Trout Fishing in America with the FBI"?
(a) John Dillinger.
(b) Jesse James.
(c) Buster Keason.
(d) Richard Lawrence Marquette.

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

10. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) An angel.
(b) A woman.
(c) A trout.
(d) A staircase.

11. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Frogs.
(c) Dead fish.
(d) Tadpoles.

12. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) Adlai Stevenson.
(b) Anderson Lee.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Sarah Berhardt.

13. What did the man drive who drew the map of Grider Creek in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The taxicab.
(b) The hearse.
(c) The school bus.
(d) The carriage.

14. Brautigan talks of a ballet to be performed where in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) N.Y.U.
(d) U.C.L.A.

15. How many years after Charles Hayman's death do Game and Fish decide to place trout in Hayman Creek in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 30 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. Where does Brautigan's fishing pal catch a trout and kill it with port in Trout Fishing in America?

3. Where does Brautigan recall watching a Deanna Durbin movie seven times in Trout Fishing in America?

4. By what mountains is Brautigan's cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

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

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