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

2. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?
(a) Stalin.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Truman.
(d) Adolph Hitler.

3. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Steelhead River.
(b) Alpine River.
(c) Kentucky River.
(d) Klamath River.

4. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 35 miles.
(d) 10 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. Where does Brautigan find a cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

3. What is the woman wearing in the cover photograph of the book Trout Fishing in America?

4. What is living up high in the mountains at Grider Creek, according to Brautigan in Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

5. What season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 13, "Sea, Sea Rider," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan stops by a bookstore one afternoon in 1959 and is seduced by a couple. What does the bookstore owner then say?

3. Who is described in In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

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

7. What does Brautigan write that he admires in the story of Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

9. 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?

10. Describe the autopsy report written by Brautigan in Trout Fishing in America. To whom is Trout Fishing in America compared?

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