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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. The diagnosis of Morgellons disease began with a woman named Mary Leitao who took her son to a doctor in what year based on symptoms?

2. What is the statue called that the author describes passing on her way out from the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. What did the tour guide for the Gang Tour call the rats in prison?

4. Who designed and built Watts Towers?

5. How many classrooms were in the school where the author taught Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dawn characterize the difference between doctors and nurses in "Devil's Bait"?

2. Who wrote Morphology of the Folktale? What is it about?

3. How is the road from Tijuana to Mexicali described in "La Frontera"?

4. Why is "Checklist item 31" generally acknowledged as the most important in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. What does the author describe as her experience with a parasite under the skin in "Devil's Bait"?

6. How is Stephanie Phillips's physical presentation and tone described in "The Empathy Exams"?

7. Where does the author describe the conference being held in "Devil's Bait"?

8. How is San Ysidro described in "La Frontera"?

9. How does the author describe "The Australian" (38) in "Devil's Bait"?

10. How is El Alto described in "Pain Tours (I)"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of female suffering as explored in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain." What are some examples from literature of female suffering presented by the author? What are examples from popular culture? What conclusions does the author reach regarding the depiction of female suffering?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of guilt in "Morphology of the Hit." Why does the author describe feeling guilt after her assault? How did the guilt that emerged from that event change the author? How did it shape her perceptions of empathy?

Essay Topic 3

How is metaphor central in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"? What is the central metaphor in the essay? How do you relate to this metaphor? Is this metaphor effective in illustrating the author's points in the essay?

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