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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Being a spectator of calamaties taking place in another country is a quintessential modern experience" (87)?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Edmund Burke.

2. What does the author say her face will always remind her of in the end of "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) The dark.
(b) Nicaragua.
(c) A stranger.
(d) Fear.

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

4. Who designed and built Watts Towers?
(a) Simon Rodia.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Susan Sontag.

5. What is the capital of Sinaloa?
(a) Merida.
(b) Cancun.
(c) Culiacan.
(d) Guadalajara.

6. 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) 3 and 1/2 weeks.
(c) 5 and 1/2 weeks.
(d) 7 and 1/2 weeks.

7. How many men are said to have been eaten by the mountain with the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) 2 million.
(b) 1 million.
(c) 6 million.
(d) 4 million.

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

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

10. How old does Leslie describe herself when she wanted to end her pregnancy in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 23.
(b) 21.
(c) 27.
(d) 25.

11. What is described as the highest city in the world in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) La Paz.
(b) Cochabamba.
(c) Potosi.
(d) Sucre.

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

13. What is Adan's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?
(a) He is a psychiatrist.
(b) He is a marketing agent.
(c) He is a novelist.
(d) He is a college dean.

14. What condition is Leslie set to have surgery to correct soon in her script as presented in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Glaucoma.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Tachychardia.
(d) Scoliosis.

15. Where does the author get on the bus for the Gang Tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Beverly Hills.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Silverlake.
(d) Watts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first section of "Pain Tours (I)" titled?

2. Where is the Morgellons convention that the author describes attending in "Devil's Bait"?

3. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?

4. What is the elevation of El Alto?

5. Where had the author traveled and been infected with a human botfly?

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