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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fog Count".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the fee for the Gang Tour that is described in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) $50.
(b) $45.
(c) $65.
(d) $25.

3. From what writer did Charlie pick up the notion of "inner mobility" (147), according to the author in "Fog Count"?
(a) Edmund Burke.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Jack London.
(d) Vladimir Propp.

4. When did the Rodney King Riots take place?
(a) 1989.
(b) 1999.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1996.

5. Where did the author first meet Charlie Engle?
(a) The Boston Marathon.
(b) The Dipsea Race.
(c) The Barkley Marathons.
(d) The Niagara Falls Marathon.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times had Charlie completed the Badwater Ultramarathon when the author visited him in prison in "Fog Count"?

2. On what mountain does the author describe the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. What is the elevation of El Alto?

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

5. What is the new LA County jail called, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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