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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who is "the little girl who hates evil" (145) in "Fog Count"?
(a) Caitlin.
(b) Anna.
(c) Jessica.
(d) Marie.
2. What philosopher calls sentimentality a "disease of the feelings" (115)?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Michael Tanner.
(c) Mark Jefferson.
(d) Jim Fyke.
3. What is the title of the third section in "Lost Boys"?
(a) "The Crime."
(b) "The Place."
(c) "The Trial."
(d) "San Ysidro."
4. In what Arkansas town were the bodies of Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore discovered?
(a) Malvern.
(b) Bentonville.
(c) West Memphis.
(d) Little Rock.
5. What is Blake Wood's profession?
(a) He is a news reporter.
(b) He is an investment banker.
(c) He is a nuclear engineer.
(d) He is a limousine driver.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote Madame Bovary and is quoted in the opening in of "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
2. What memoir was published by Damien in 2005, according to the author in "Lost Boys"?
3. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?
4. What novel does the author say she cannot help but think of when looking at Lazarus Lake in "The Immortal Horizon"?
5. When were Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does "deus ex machina" mean and why does the author discuss it in "Lost Boys"?
2. Where was the author visiting Charlie in "Fog Count"? How did she know this person?
3. How does the author describe the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?
4. Why did the author attend the Barkley Marathons?
5. What happened during Andrew Thompson's run at the Barkley Marathons in 2004?
6. How does the author describe Charlie when she first sees him in "Fog Count"?
7. How is Jim described in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
8. How does the author describe the word "saccharine" in the opening of "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
9. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?
10. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?
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