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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brautigan writes Lord Byran died in Greece in what year, in Trout Fishing in America?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1845.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1824.

2. Brautigan presents recipes for dining with whom in Chapter 6, "Another Way of Making Walnut Catsup" of Trout Fishing in America?
(a) Marcus Arelius.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Maria Callais.
(d) Alexander Wilde.

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

4. In 1956, who spoke under the tall cypress tree described in Chapter 1, "The Cover for Trout Fishing in America"?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Sarah Berhardt.
(c) Anderson Lee.
(d) Adlai Stevenson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, "Prologue to Grider Creek" of Trout Fishing in America, a man buys a house whose basement is filled with what?

2. In Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 17, "The Message," Brautigan receives a message by his camp in which says what?

3. What does the funeral wreath say on the plant in Chapter 9, "The Ballet for Trout Fishing in America" in Trout Fishing in America?

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

5. Whose fishing log book does Brautigan find in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 34, "Trout Fishing on the Street of Eternity"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where in Trout Fishing in America does Brautigan write about being a sixth-grade student? What story does he tell?

2. Where is Brautigan fishing in Chapter 12, "Trout Fishing on the Bevel"? What imagery does he use in this description?

3. What does Brautigan write that he admires in the story of Chapter 8, "Grider Creek" in Trout Fishing in America?

4. Describe Brautigan's account with the woman in the creek of dead fish in Trout Fishing in America. What imagery is used?

5. What childhood memory is revisited by Brautigan in Chapter 5, "The KoolAid Wino" in Trout Fishing in America?

6. In Chapter 44, "Trout Fishing in America NIB," after working at a Christmas tree store, what does Brautigan do?

7. What chapter in Trout Fishing in America refers to Alcoholics Anonymous? What happens in this story?

8. What is Chapter 6, "Another Method of Making Walnut Catsup" comprised of in Trout Fishing in America?

9. What is the first exposition that Brautigan offers in Trout Fishing in America? What is this a description of?

10. Where does Chapter 4, "Red Lip" take place in Trout Fishing in America? What happens in this story?

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