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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?
(a) Metal traps.
(b) Steel wire.
(c) Poisoned meat.
(d) Cyanide capsules.

2. Where does Brautigan say he is staying in Chapter 4, "Red Lip" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Rough Lake.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Montana Falls.
(d) Steelhead.

3. What does the waterfall turn out to be in Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) A staircase.
(b) An angel.
(c) A trout.
(d) A woman.

4. Who is on the FBI wanted poste,r in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 19, "Trout Fishing in America with the FBI"?
(a) Richard Lawrence Marquette.
(b) Jesse James.
(c) John Dillinger.
(d) Buster Keason.

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

6. Brautigan says he learned about trout fishing in America from his stepfather in what year?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1959.

7. By what mountains is Brautigan's cabin in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 27, "The Teddy Roosevelt Chingader"?
(a) Marble Mountains.
(b) Sierra Mountains.
(c) Golden Mounains.
(d) Sawtooth Mountains.

8. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?
(a) "Stalingrad."
(b) "Hello."
(c) "Remember the alamo."
(d) "I Like Ike."

9. In what direction is the word WELCOME written on the statue described in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) East.
(b) North.
(c) West.
(d) South.

10. From where is Brautigan's family's friend in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Germany.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

11. Whose fishing log book does Brautigan find in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 34, "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity"?
(a) Michael Miller's.
(b) Mark Matthews.
(c) Alonso Hagen's.
(d) John Francis'.

12. What traps and eats insects in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) The Golden Lily.
(b) The Snake Lily.
(c) The Cobra Lily.
(d) The Casper Lily.

13. In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America, a man buys a house whose basement is filled with what?
(a) Rats.
(b) Fleas.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

14. In Chapter 36, "Sandbox Minus John Dillinger Equals What?" of Trout Fishing in America, who does Brautigan recall setting up John Dillinger?
(a) The woman in red.
(b) The woman in black.
(c) The woman in white.
(d) The woman in blue.

15. A pound of what is added to Walnut Catsup in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Tomatoes.
(b) Ketchup.
(c) Mustard.
(d) Anchovies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?

2. Brautigan talks of a ballet to be performed where in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" of Trout Fishing in America?

3. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 20, "Worsewick," Brautigan describes having sex with a woman in a stream full of what?

4. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 40, "Witness for Trout Fishing in America Peace," Brautigan describes a Trout Fishing in America peace march from Sunnyvale to where?

5. What season begins Chapter 10, "A Waldon Pond for Winos" of Trout Fishing in America?

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