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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pain Tours (II)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does the author refer to her primary cardiologist whom she describes as having a cold and blunt demeanor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Dr. J.
(b) Dr. R.
(c) Dr. M.
(d) Dr. G.

2. What does the author assert James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is ultimately about, in "Pain Tours (II)"?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Glory.
(c) Love.
(d) Revenge.

3. What program on the internet does the author describe where you can generate your own fairy tale?
(a) "Digital Propp."
(b) "Digital Story."
(c) "Meta Tale."
(d) "Digital Tales."

4. Who wrote "What is Wrong with Sentimentality?"
(a) Mark Jefferson.
(b) James Wood.
(c) Adam Smith.
(d) Michael Tanner.

5. Where is Andrew Thompson said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Vermont.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) New York.
(d) Massachusetts.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in "La Frontera" is described as "the Stewmaker" that dissolves his victims in acid?

2. What kinds of movies does the author describe being popular on the buses to the highest city in the world in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. What Beatles' song does the author describe hearing on the loudspeakers at a Bolivian supermarket in 2007 in "Pain Tours (II)"?

4. What is Paola's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?

5. What is described as the highest city in the world in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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