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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. "I Lie Here in a Strange Girl's Apartment" from The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster says that the woman is afflicted with what?
2. For whom is "A Candlelion Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
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?
4. Brautigan writes "The Fever Monument" in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster while poet-in-residence at what university?
5. To whom is "The Shenevertakesherwatchoff Poem" dedicated in The Pill versus The Springhill Mine Disaster?
Short Essay Questions
1. What qualities are outstanding in the poems of Brautigan in terms of imagery?
2. What is referred to in the poem "1942" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?
3. In which poem does Brautigan refer to the Hindenberg Disaster? How?
4. What similes and metaphors are used in the poem "Sonnet" from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster?
5. What is the poem "Star-Spangled' Nails" about?
6. What is the emotional state of Brautigan in the poem "Boo, Forever"?
7. Describe the subject of the poem "All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace." What does Brautigan hope for in this poem?
8. Describe Brautigan's use of nonsensical, surreal imagery in the poem "Yes, the Fish Music." What is the purpose of the imagery?
9. What imagery is used in the poem, "The Winos on Potrero Hill"?
10. In what poems from The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster does Brautigan reflect personal thoughts?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the different ways that the phrase "Trout Fishing in America" is used in the novel. What is metaphorical about Brautigan's use of the phrase?
Essay Topic 2
What literary author is cited in "To England"? What is the subject and theme of this poem?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Richard Brautigan's use of satire and parody in Trout Fishing in America. How does Brautigan's writing reflect the anti-establishment sentiments of the 1960s movements in America?
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