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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. 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) Little Creek River.
(b) Jacksonville River.
(c) Big Wood River.
(d) Sawtooth River.

2. What season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Autumn.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

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

4. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The Cobra Lily.
(b) The Snake Lily.
(c) The Golden Lily.
(d) The Casper Lily.

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?
(a) Frogs.
(b) Tadpoles.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Dead fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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. What is written above the door of the church described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?

5. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Chapter 4, "Red Lip" take place in Trout Fishing in America? What happens in this story?

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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