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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 is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Washington Square.
(b) The Pacific Ocean.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Times Square.

2. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Anderson.
(b) Rough Lake.
(c) Montana Falls.
(d) Steelhead.

3. A pound of what is added to Walnut Catsup in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Anchovies.
(c) Ketchup.
(d) Mustard.

4. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Denver.
(b) Baton Rouge.
(c) Memphis.
(d) New Orleans.

5. 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) "Stalingrad."
(c) "I Like Ike."
(d) "Hello."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

3. Where does Brautigan go fishing in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 23, "On Paradise"?

4. Where, near the Klamath River in Trout Fishing in America, does Brautigan gets lost in a wilderness of brush and poison oak?

5. From where is Brautigan's family's friend in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 14 of Trout Fishing in America, "The Last Year the Trout Came up Hayman Creek," how long is it until game and fish officials come and what happens?

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

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

5. Who is compared to Jack the Ripper in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

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

9. Who does Brautigan encounter in Chapter 17, "The Message"? What simile does he use to describe this person?

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

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