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

2. Above what does Brautigan write "medieval flames like a burning castle" rise in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New England.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) New York.

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

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

5. 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) 4 a.m.
(b) 3 a.m.
(c) 1 a.m.
(d) 2 a.m.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brautigan write he found the poem "San Francisco" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. Brautigan writes "The sweet juices of your mouth are like ____ bathed in honey" in "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before" 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. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. Which poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster reads "Every time I see him, I think:/ Gee, am I glad he's not/ my old man"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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