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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 traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?

2. Where does Brautigan describe hiking in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?

3. Where does Brautigan's fishing pal catch a trout and kill it with port in Trout Fishing in America?

4. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

5. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Brautigan tell his wife he is going in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Wings" in Trout Fishing in America? Where does he actually go?

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

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

5. What is Chapter 6, "Another Method of Making Walnut Catsup" comprised of in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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