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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. Where does Brautigan find a cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?
(a) Little Redfish Lake.
(b) Steelhead Lake.
(c) Tom Anderson Creek.
(d) Oregon Falls.

2. Who is the field boss under whom Brautigan works as a cherry-picker in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Jackie Brown.
(b) Old Man Nelson.
(c) Old Charlie.
(d) Rebel Smith.

3. 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?
(a) New England.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) New Hampshire.

4. What are the three poker players in "Poker Star" from The Pill Versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Cowboys.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Sheepherders.

5. What does Brautigan say he saw crucified on a barbed-wire fence in "The Double-Bed Dream Gallows" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
(a) A frog.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A hawk.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?

3. "Widow's Lament" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that it is not quite cold enough to ask the neighbors for what?

4. Where does Brautigan go fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel" of Trout Fishing in America?

5. Which poem in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster reads "Every time I see him, I think:/ Gee, am I glad he's not/ my old man"?

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