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

2. Brautigan talks of a ballet to be performed where in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" of Trout Fishing in America?

3. The notorious criminal, in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 22, "The Mayor of the 20th Century," is compared to who?

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?

5. Where do Brautigan and his friend mix four quarts of Kool-Aid and water in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Where in Trout Fishing in America does Brautigan write about being a sixth-grade student? What story does he tell?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Richard Brautigan's unique style of narrative in Trout Fishing in America. Define narrative voice and tense in your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the tone and theme of In Watermelon Sugar and Trout Fishing in America. How are they similar? How do they differ?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard Brautigan's use of imagery in the novel Trout Fishing in America. What notable similes and metaphors does the author implement? Define these terms in your answer.

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