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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 40, "Witness for Trout Fishing in America Peace," Brautigan describes a Trout Fishing in America peace march from Sunnyvale to where?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) New York.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

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

4. From where is Brautigan's family's friend in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Germany.
(d) Italy.

5. 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) 10 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 5 years.

6. What does Brautigan associate trout with in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Steel.
(b) Love.
(c) Women.
(d) Fear.

7. 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.

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

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

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

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

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

13. 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) Rotten.
(c) Fresh.
(d) Golden.

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

15. 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) U.C.L.A.
(c) N.Y.U.
(d) Yale.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose fishing log book does Brautigan find in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 34, "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity"?

3. What beverage does Brautagin write of drinking in Washington Park in Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" 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. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?

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