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

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

3. "Widow's Lament" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that it is not quite cold enough to ask the neighbors for what?
(a) Firewood.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) Help.

4. What is one of the women holding in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A cat.
(c) A turtle.
(d) A dog.

5. Brautigan writes in "Man" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster that the man stands five inches taller than what?
(a) A dandelion.
(b) A suitcase.
(c) A schoolbus.
(d) A taxicab.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the women looking at in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What year is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from 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. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the poem "Star-Spangled' Nails" about?

5. What is referred to in the poem "1942" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

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

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

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

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

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