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

2. 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) 1 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) 3 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

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

4. Brautigan writes "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster while poet-in-residence at what university?
(a) U.C.L.A.
(b) University of California.
(c) California Institute of Technology.
(d) N.Y.U.

5. 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) Mice.
(b) Computers.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Caterpillars.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the poem "I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, what does Brautigan write he wanders around the house like?

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

3. Ophelia encounters an evil what in "The Rape of Ophelia" 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?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the simplicity of the poem "November 3." What is Brautigan's subject in this poem?

2. In which poem does Brautigan refer to the Hindenberg Disaster? How?

3. Discuss the tone of the poem "The Return of the Rivers." What does Brautigan describe here?

4. What description does Brautigan illustrate in the poem "Poker Star"?

5. What imagery does Brautigan produce in the poem "December 30"?

6. Describe Brautigan's use of nonsensical, surreal imagery in the poem "Yes, the Fish Music." What is the purpose of the imagery?

7. Describe the subject of the poem "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." What does Brautigan hope for in this poem?

8. What similes or metaphors are used in the poem "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before"?

9. What theme permeates the poem "I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't"? What symbolism supports this theme?

10. Where does Brautigan's humor arise in the poem "Haiku Ambulance"? How?

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