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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Defense of Saccharin(e)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attempted to shut down the Barkley Marathons due to erosion and endangered plants?
(a) Graham Huggan.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) Jack Adkins.
(d) Jim Fyke.

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

3. How old was Stephanie Phillips's character when her father died, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

4. When was the study "The Structure of Empathy" conducted that the author describes in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1959.

5. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Blake.
(c) Julian.
(d) JB.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men are said to have been eaten by the mountain with the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?

2. How old does Leslie describe herself when she wanted to end her pregnancy in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. What does the author describe writing papers about when she began graduate school in "Morphology of the Hit"?

4. What kind of avant-garde poetry is Marco described as being interested in, in "La Frontera"?

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

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