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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. For whom is "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Emmett.
(b) John.
(c) Madeline.
(d) M.

2. What is the title of the poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster which reads, "Ah, you're just a copy of all the candy bars I've ever eaten"?
(a) Xerox Candy Bar.
(b) Candy Hurricane.
(c) Candy Bar Repeat.
(d) Past Candy Bar.

3. What is the glass square surrounded by in "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Statues.
(b) Trees.
(c) Red flowers.
(d) Blue flowers.

4. "I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that the woman is afflicted with what?
(a) Poison Oak.
(b) Poison Ivy.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Aneurism.

5. Ketchikan is a small town in what state?
(a) California.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Washington.
(d) Oregon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are the stars described in "Poker Star" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

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?

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. What time is cited in "Alas, Measured Perfectly" from 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. What qualities are outstanding in the poems of Brautigan in terms of imagery?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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