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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. To whom is "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster dedicated?
(a) Pauline.
(b) Marcia.
(c) Marie.
(d) Emmett.

2. How are Ophelia's clothes spread in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Vine-like.
(b) Mermaid-like.
(c) Tendril-like.
(d) Fish-like.

3. How old does Brautigan write while he was playing checkers in "The Chinese Checker Players" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

4. A piece of what falls off the wooden salad bowl in "Haiku Ambulance" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Tomato.
(b) Potato.
(c) Green pepper.
(d) Salad.

5. What season is it in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Autumn.
(d) Summer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brautigan writes in "Man" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster that the man stands five inches taller than what?

2. Brautigan writes to "burn all the ___ to your body" in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

3. Where does Brautigan write of going to bed in "The Beautiful Poem" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. Where does the kid have "Star Spangled" nails in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. What is the lion standing in the edges of in "A Candlelion Poem" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

Short Essay Questions

1. What similes and metaphors are used in the poem "Sonnet" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

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

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

5. What qualities are outstanding in the poems of Brautigan in terms of imagery?

6. How does Brautigan's poetry in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster differ from his prose in In Watermelon Sugar?

7. In what poem from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan cite "Casablanca"? How?

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

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

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

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