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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What year is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 1888.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1800.

3. How are Ophelia's clothes spread in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Mermaid-like.
(b) Fish-like.
(c) Tendril-like.
(d) Vine-like.

4. What does Brautigan say he saw crucified on a barbed-wire fence in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A frog.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A hawk.

5. To whom is "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster dedicated?
(a) Emmett.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Marie.
(d) Marcia.

6. Brautigan writes "The sweet juices of your mouth are like ____ bathed in honey" in "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Sunsets.
(b) Rainbows.
(c) Castles.
(d) Trout.

7. The poem, "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, talks of deer walking past what?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Caterpillars.
(c) Mice.
(d) Computers.

8. Brautigan writes of a street lined with trees with intestines like what in "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Emerald.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Gold.
(d) Rivers.

9. When is the best time to climb the silver stairs in "The Silver Stairs of Ketchikan" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 2 a.m.
(d) 1 a.m.

10. What does Brautigan write he wants to shower him with maps in "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Lips.
(b) Kisses.
(c) Hair.
(d) Arms.

11. What time is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) 4:15 p.m.
(b) 5:20 p.m.
(c) 3:20 p.m.
(d) 3:43 p.m.

12. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Six hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) One hundred.

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

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

15. What season is it in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Winter.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster reads "Every time I see him, I think:/ Gee, am I glad he's not/ my old man"?

2. What color light drips in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. What does Brautigan harbor himself towards in "Hey, Bacon!" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. Brautigan writes to "burn all the ___ to your body" in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

5. Where does the kid have "Star Spangled" nails in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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