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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where are the visiting winos Brautigan drinks with in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Winos" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. How far downriver must Brautigan travel to get home in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

3. In Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan recounts his first trout fishing experience where?

4. A pound of what is added to Walnut Catsup in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America?

5. Where does Brautigan find a cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first exposition that Brautigan offers in Trout Fishing in America? What is this a description of?

2. Who is compared to Jack the Ripper in Trout Fishing in America?

3. What is the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" used to refer to in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Where does Chapter 4, "Red Lip" take place in Trout Fishing in America? What happens in this story?

5. What childhood memory is revisited by Brautigan in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

6. Who is Trout Fishing in America Shorty? Describe this character.

7. Describe Brautigan's account with the woman in the creek of dead fish in Trout Fishing in America. What imagery is used?

8. Who does Brautigan encounter in Chapter 17, "The Message"? What simile does he use to describe this person?

9. What does Brautigan write that he admires in the story of Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

10. Where is Brautigan fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel"? What imagery does he use in this description?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss and describe Brautigan's use of symbolism and motif in In Watermelon Sugar. How does this compare to his poetry?

Essay Topic 2

What is alluded to in the poem "Sydney Greenstreet"? What descriptions does Brautigan present in this poem?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the structure of Richard Brautigan's poetry. Define and identify the following using the poems as examples: rhyme, meter, assonance, and alliteration.

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