1. What is the first section of "Pain Tours (I)" titled?
(a) "Sublime, Revisited."
(b) "Indigenous to the Hood."
(c) "San Ysidro."
(d) "La Plata Perdida."

2. Who is described as the tour guide for the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Favio.
(b) Pedro.
(c) Luis.
(d) Rico.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles did Charlie run around the prison's gravel track in July to coincide with the Badwater Ultramarathon in July, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?

2. Who is described as Cat's boyfriend in "Fog Count"?

3. Who is "the little girl who hates evil" (145) in "Fog Count"?

4. What kind of avant-garde poetry is Marco described as being interested in, in "La Frontera"?

5. When are the visiting hours at the prison in "Fog Count"?

(see the answer key)

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