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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the tour guide on the Gang Tour who is named after a zodiac sign in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Aries.
(b) Capricorn.
(c) Virgo.
(d) Leo.

2. What is Paola's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?
(a) She is a news anchor.
(b) She is a screenwriter.
(c) She is a publicist.
(d) She is a playwright.

3. 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. M.
(b) Dr. G.
(c) Dr. R.
(d) Dr. J.

4. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?
(a) San Ysidro.
(b) Sonora.
(c) Nuevo Leon.
(d) Chihuahua.

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

6. What does the author say there was nothing of in the attack when she was punched in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Deliberation.
(b) Empathy.
(c) Deception.
(d) Certainty.

7. To whom did the author give her lottery prize at the conference for Morgellons disease in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) James.
(b) Roger.
(c) Sandra.
(d) Kelly.

8. What did the tour guide for the Gang Tour call the rats in prison?
(a) Freeway Freddies.
(b) Toe Nibblers.
(c) Slick Sammies.
(d) Cellblock Roaches.

9. How far is Mexicali from Tijuana?
(a) 1 hour away.
(b) 30 minutes away.
(c) 4 hours away.
(d) 2 hours away.

10. Who is the president that the tour guide speaks of in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Hugo Banzer.
(b) Carlos Mesa.
(c) Evo Morales.
(d) Eduardo Rodriguez.

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

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

13. Who was Stephanie Phillips's brother that drowned, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Jason.
(b) Adam.
(c) Jack.
(d) Will.

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

15. How much does the author describe getting paid hourly as a medical actor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) $15.
(b) $12.50.
(c) $13.50.
(d) $15.50.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the capital of Sinaloa?

2. Where does one take the bus after landing in El Alto in order to reach the highest city in the world?

3. How old is the character of Stephanie Phillips described as in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. How old is Andrea described on the show Intervention in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?

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