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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. What is written above the door of the church described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?

2. In Chapter 13, in what year does Brautigan stop in a bookstore in "Sea, Sea Rider" of Trout Fishing in America?

3. Where is the cover photograph described as being taken in Trout Fishing in America?

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 37, "The Last Time I Saw Trout Fishing in America," Brautigan encounters Trout Fishing in America while fishing where in Idaho?

5. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the autopsy report written by Brautigan in Trout Fishing in America. To whom is Trout Fishing in America compared?

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

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

5. In Chapter 44, "Trout Fishing in America NIB," after working at a Christmas tree store, what does Brautigan do?

6. Who is described in In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

7. In Chapter 14 of Trout Fishing in America, "The Last Year the Trout Came up Hayman Creek," how long is it until game and fish officials come and what happens?

8. What chapter in Trout Fishing in America refers to Alcoholics Anonymous? What happens in this story?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the setting of In Watermelon Sugar. What is notable about this setting in comparison to that of Trout Fishing in America?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism and imagery in "Our Beautiful West Coast Thing" in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster. What poet is cited in this poem?

Essay Topic 3

What literary author is cited in "To England"? What is the subject and theme of this poem?

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