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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what direction is the word WELCOME written on the statue described in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) North.
(b) East.
(c) South.
(d) West.

2. 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) Golden.
(b) Fresh.
(c) Raw.
(d) Rotten.

3. What is the woman wearing in the cover photograph of the book Trout Fishing in America?
(a) A bandana.
(b) A fishing hat.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A sombrero.

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

5. 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) U.C.L.A.
(d) N.Y.U.

6. In Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America," Miller writes that Benjamin Franklin died in what year?
(a) 1790.
(b) 1694.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1800.

7. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 10 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

8. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 37, "The Last Time I Saw Trout Fishing in America," Brautigan encounters Trout Fishing in America while fishing where in Idaho?
(a) Jacksonville River.
(b) Little Creek River.
(c) Big Wood River.
(d) Sawtooth River.

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

10. 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.

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

12. 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 frontyard.
(b) The backyard.
(c) The chicken coop.
(d) The schoolyard.

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

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

15. In Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan writes that death by what is cruel and unusual?
(a) Whiskey.
(b) Port wine.
(c) Beating.
(d) Fishing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan recounts his first trout fishing experience where?

2. How many years after Charles Hayman's death do Game and Fish decide to place trout in Hayman Creek in Trout Fishing in America?

3. 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.

4. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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