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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fog Count".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who defines "exoticism" as an experience that "posits the lure of difference while protecting its practitioners from close involvement" (85)?
(a) Graham Huggan.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Susan Sontag.
(d) Vladimir Propp.

2. What is the new LA County jail called, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) The Beacon.
(b) The Twin Towers.
(c) The Red Spire.
(d) The Yumbo.

3. Who in "La Frontera" is described as "the Stewmaker" that dissolves his victims in acid?
(a) El Pozolero.
(b) El Diablo.
(c) El Teo.
(d) El Chapo.

4. What is the title of the second section in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) "La Plata Perdida."
(b) "San Ysidro."
(c) "Sublime, Revisited."
(d) "Indigenous to the Hood."

5. Who is described as the father of Andrea's children in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Jason.
(b) James.
(c) Michael.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the author describe her trip to Tijuana and Mexicali for the literary conference in "La Frontera"?

2. What was the sentence that Charlie was given, according to the author in "Fog Count"?

3. How many books were the prisoners allowed in their cells where Charlie was held, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?

4. What is the statue called that the author describes passing on her way out from the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. What was Charlie convicted of, according to the author in "Fog Count"?

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