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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 Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan writes that death by what is cruel and unusual?
(a) Beating.
(b) Fishing.
(c) Port wine.
(d) Whiskey.

2. In the poem "I Feel Horrible. She Doesn't" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster, what does Brautigan write he wanders around the house like?
(a) A potato.
(b) An airplane.
(c) A flower.
(d) A sewing machine.

3. Along what river is Brautigan traveling in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Steelhead River.
(b) Kentucky River.
(c) Alpine River.
(d) Klamath River.

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan comes upon a herd of sheep driven by a man who resembles whom?
(a) Adolph Hitler.
(b) Eisenhower.
(c) Truman.
(d) Stalin.

5. "Death is a Beautiful Car Parked Only" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster is dedicated to whom?
(a) Emmett.
(b) Pauline.
(c) Marie.
(d) Marcia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Brautigan write he found the poem "San Francisco" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

2. What color light drips in "Your Necklace is Leaking" of The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

3. When is the best time to climb the silver stairs in "The Silver Stairs of Ketchikan" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

4. What season is it in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?

5. What type of apples are called for in "Compote of Apples" in Trout Fishing in America?

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