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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Brautigan finds a statue of a what in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 23, "On Paradise"?

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

3. Where does Brautigan's fishing pal catch a trout and kill it with port in Trout Fishing in America?

4. In Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II," of Trout Fishing in America, Brautigan recounts his first trout fishing experience where?

5. What has been placed along the creek to kill coyotes in Trout Fishing in America's Chapter 25, "The Salt Creek Coyotes"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Brautigan tell his wife he is going in Chapter 10, "A Walden Pond for Wings" in Trout Fishing in America? Where does he actually go?

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

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

4. Who is compared to Jack the Ripper in Trout Fishing in America?

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

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

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

8. Who does Brautigan encounter in Chapter 17, "The Message"? What simile does he use to describe this person?

9. What is the story Brautigan relates in Trout Fishing in America, Chapter 3, "Knock on Wood, Part II"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What literary author is cited in "To England"? What is the subject and theme of this poem?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the symbolism and imagery in "Our Beautiful West Coast Thing" in The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster. What poet is cited in this poem?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Richard Brautigan's use of imagery in the novel Trout Fishing in America. What notable similes and metaphors does the author implement? Define these terms in your answer.

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