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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 color hair is referred to throughout "Horse Child Breakfast" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What does Great Sparrow pull between the children in "Education" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. "I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that the woman is afflicted with what?

4. Where do the old people sit in "A Postcard from Chinatown" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. The poem, "All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, talks of deer walking past what?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what poem from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan cite "Casablanca"? How?

2. Discuss the tone of the poem "The Return of the Rivers." What does Brautigan describe here?

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

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

5. What qualities are outstanding in the poems of Brautigan in terms of imagery?

6. Where does Brautigan's humor arise in the poem "Haiku Ambulance"? How?

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

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

9. What similes and metaphors are used in the poem "Sonnet" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe the different ways that the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" is used in the novel. What is metaphorical about Brautigan's use of the phrase?

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