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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?
2. What is described in "Pain Tours (I)" as a disease one calls "the uniting of dust in the lungs" (81)?
3. Where is Dawn said to be a nurse in "Devil's Bait"?
4. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?
5. What is the fee for the Gang Tour that is described in "Pain Tours (I)"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe her relationship with Dave in "The Empathy Exams"?
2. How is El Alto described in "Pain Tours (I)"?
3. Where did Morgellons originate, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?
4. How is the road from Tijuana to Mexicali described in "La Frontera"?
5. How is Favio described in "Pain Tours (I)"?
6. How does the author describe Tijuana in "La Frontera"?
7. How does the author demonstrate the American tendency to generalize Mexico in "La Frontera"?
8. What statue is described on the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?
9. How does the author describe the television show's camera work in "Pain Tours (I)"?
10. What television show is described in the section called "Sublime, Revised" in "Pain Tours (I)"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author define sentimentality? How can sentimentality limit empathy? How can sentimentality prompt empathy? Is sentimentality a good or bad thing? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the individuals that are characterized in "The Immortal Horizon." How is Laz described? What motivated him to create the Barkley Marathons? How does the author use metaphor and simile in her descriptions of these individuals? How do these literary devices shape your impressions of them?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss symbolism as explored in "Pain Tours (II)." What is represented by Frida Kahlo's corsets? What does the Bolivian supermarket symbolize in the second section of the essay, "Servicoi Supercompleto"? What do the writings of James Agee symbolize in the last section of the essay?
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