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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. "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster is dedicated to whom?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Emmett.
(d) Marie.

2. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) One hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Six hundred.

3. Ophelia encounters an evil what in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Shepherd.
(c) Wolf.
(d) Hunter.

4. Brautigan writes to "burn all the ___ to your body" in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.
(a) Love.
(b) Maps.
(c) Hair.
(d) Kisses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of dawn does Brautigan write of in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What does Ophelia float like in "The Rape of Ophelia" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. What does Brautigan write he wants to shower him with maps in "Map Shower" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. What time does Brautigan write is "correct time:/ with your long blonde hair" in "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. Brautigan writes in "Discovery" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, "The petals of the vagina unfold like _________ taking off his shoes."

Short Essay Questions

1. In what poems from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan reflect personal thoughts?

2. What is the emotional state of Brautigan in the poem "Boo, Forever"?

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

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

5. To what is Brautigan referring in the poem, "The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster"?

6. What imagery is used in the poem, "The Winos on Potrero Hill"?

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

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

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

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

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