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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) N.Y.U.
(b) Yale.
(c) U.C.L.A.
(d) Harvard.

2. 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.

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

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

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.

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

7. 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) Spanish Civil War.
(b) American Civil War.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) American Revolution.

8. 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) Cake.
(d) Pudding.

9. Where does Brautigan describe hiking in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?
(a) Oregon.
(b) California.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Kentucky.

10. Where is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Washington Square.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Times Square.

11. In Chapter 13, in what year does Brautigan stop in a bookstore in "Sea, Sea Rider" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1967.
(d) 1948.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

3. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. What season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?

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