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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 writes to "burn all the ___ to your body" in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.
2. Brautigan writes of a street lined with trees with intestines like what in "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
3. A piece of what falls off the wooden salad bowl in "Haiku Ambulance" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
4. Where does the kid have "Star Spangled" nails in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
5. Above what does Brautigan write "medieval flames like a burning castle" rise in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Brautigan's humor arise in the poem "Haiku Ambulance"? How?
2. What theme permeates the poem "I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't"? What symbolism supports this theme?
3. Describe the subject of the poem "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." What does Brautigan hope for in this poem?
4. Describe Brautigan's use of nonsensical, surreal imagery in the poem "Yes, the Fish Music." What is the purpose of the imagery?
5. In what poem from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan cite "Casablanca"? How?
6. What qualities are outstanding in the poems of Brautigan in terms of imagery?
7. In which poem does Brautigan refer to the Hindenberg Disaster? How?
8. Describe the simplicity of the poem "November 3." What is Brautigan's subject in this poem?
9. What description does Brautigan illustrate in the poem "Poker Star"?
10. What similes or metaphors are used in the poem "I've Never Had It Done So Gently Before"?
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
Describe the setting of In Watermelon Sugar. What is notable about this setting in comparison to that of Trout Fishing in America?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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