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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "La Frontera".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. About how long are the scripts for medical actors, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 10-12 pages.
(b) 5-6 pages.
(c) 2-3 pages.
(d) 15-20 pages.

2. What does the author describe winning in the conference lottery in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) A miniscope.
(b) A medical kit.
(c) A computer.
(d) A baseball hat.

3. What nineteenth-century biologist is quoted in "Devil's Bait" with the words, "Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing" (55)?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Thomas Huxley.
(d) Susan Sontag.

4. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 6 and 1/2 weeks.
(b) 7 and 1/2 weeks.
(c) 3 and 1/2 weeks.
(d) 5 and 1/2 weeks.

5. How many subjects were investigated for the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 95.
(b) 265.
(c) 54.
(d) 115.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Leslie and Dave first kiss, according to the author's narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. Where is Lenny said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?

3. Where does the author describe having huevos con jamon in Tijuana in "La Frontera"?

4. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?

5. What condition is Leslie set to have surgery to correct soon in her script as presented in "The Empathy Exams"?

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