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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brautigan writes in Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America that the large creeks were running muddy from the snow melting off what mountains?
(a) Silver Mountains.
(b) Golden Mountains.
(c) Boonville Mountains.
(d) Marble Mountains.

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

3. What beverage does Brautagin write of drinking in Washington Park in Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Port.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Sherry.

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?
(a) "Remember the alamo."
(b) "I Like Ike."
(c) "Stalingrad."
(d) "Hello."

5. 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) Butterflies.
(c) Frogs.
(d) Tadpoles.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 42, "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan takes a San Francisco bus to the Cleveland Wrecking Yard, where a used trout stream is for sale at ___ per foot.

3. Brautigan writes Lord Byran died in Greece in what year, in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Brautigan presents recipes for dining with whom in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America?

5. Where does Brautigan recall watching a Deanna Durbin movie seven times in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Brautigan tell his wife he is going in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Wings" in Trout Fishing in America? Where does he actually go?

2. What is the first exposition that Brautigan offers in Trout Fishing in America? What is this a description of?

3. In Chapter 44, "Trout Fishing in America NIB," after working at a Christmas tree store, what does Brautigan do?

4. Describe Brautigan's account with the woman in the creek of dead fish in Trout Fishing in America. What imagery is used?

5. Where is Brautigan fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel"? What imagery does he use in this description?

6. What is Chapter 6, "Another Method of Making Walnut Catsup" comprised of in Trout Fishing in America?

7. What is the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" used to refer to in Trout Fishing in America?

8. What chapter in Trout Fishing in America refers to Alcoholics Anonymous? What happens in this story?

9. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty? Describe this character.

10. What is the story Brautigan relates in Trout Fishing in America, Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II"?

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