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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, in what year does Brautigan stop in a bookstore in "Sea, Sea Rider" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1956.

2. In Chapter 42, "The Cleveland Wrecking Yard," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan takes a San Francisco bus to the Cleveland Wrecking Yard, where a used trout stream is for sale at ___ per foot.
(a) $4.50.
(b) $10.50.
(c) $7.50.
(d) $6.50.

3. What is the girl wearing in "Mating Saliva" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) An orange skirt.
(b) A green mini skirt.
(c) A red dress.
(d) A summer dress.

4. Brautigan writes "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster while poet-in-residence at what university?
(a) U.C.L.A.
(b) University of California.
(c) California Institute of Technology.
(d) N.Y.U.

5. 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?
(a) Little Creek River.
(b) Sawtooth River.
(c) Jacksonville River.
(d) Big Wood River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did Brautigan write in "Your Departure Versus the Hindenburg" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. How many children does the woman have in the basement in "Education" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. The third recipe listed, by Brautigan in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America, is for "A Spoonful _____."

5. A pound of what is added to Walnut Catsup in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America?

(see the answer key)

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