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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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) Borristown Creek.
(c) Sal Winter Creek.
(d) Anderson Creek.

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

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

13. 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) Big Wood River.
(c) Sawtooth River.
(d) Little Creek River.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty mailed to in Trout Fishing in America?

2. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?

3. 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.

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?

5. The notorious criminal, in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 22, "The Mayor of the 20th Century," is compared to who?

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