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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the poem "San Francisco" written on in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A bathroom stall.
(b) A paper bag.
(c) A paper plate.
(d) A wall.

2. In what year was "The Beautiful Poem" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster written?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1959.

3. What is the title of the poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster which reads, "Ah, you're just a copy of all the candy bars I've ever eaten"?
(a) Candy Hurricane.
(b) Xerox Candy Bar.
(c) Candy Bar Repeat.
(d) Past Candy Bar.

4. What does one of the players have in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Three of a kind.
(b) A full house.
(c) Two pair.
(d) A straight.

5. Where are the stars described in "Poker Star" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Kentucky.
(b) California.
(c) Washington.
(d) Oregon.

6. What is the glass square surrounded by in "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Blue flowers.
(b) Trees.
(c) Red flowers.
(d) Statues.

7. "I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that the woman is afflicted with what?
(a) Aneurism.
(b) Poison Ivy.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Poison Oak.

8. Who was driving a Model A in "The Galilee Hitch-Hiker" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Baudelaire.
(b) Ben Franklin.
(c) Camus.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

9. What do the Chinese smoke in "A Postcard from Chinatown" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Opium.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Morphine.

10. "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster is dedicated to whom?
(a) Marie.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Emmett.

11. What type of dawn does Brautigan write of in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) African.
(b) California.
(c) East coast.
(d) Mexican.

12. For whom is "A Candlelion Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Michael.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Sarah.
(d) Emmett.

13. How old does Brautigan write while he was playing checkers in "The Chinese Checker Players" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Two.
(b) Six.
(c) Five.
(d) Three.

14. Above what does Brautigan write "medieval flames like a burning castle" rise in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) New York.
(b) New England.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) New Hampshire.

15. What year did Brautigan write in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river does Brautigan write of in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What does Brautigan write he wants to shower him with maps in "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. Which poem from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster ends with the line, "Without you, I am dead"?

4. Where does Brautigan write he found the poem "San Francisco" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. "Widow's Lament" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that it is not quite cold enough to ask the neighbors for what?

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