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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Immortal Horizon".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the author describe as liking "to kill at parties because it makes his message more visible" in "La Frontera" (63)?
(a) El Leo.
(b) El Diablo.
(c) El Chapo.
(d) El Teo.

2. What is the new LA County jail called, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) The Beacon.
(b) The Yumbo.
(c) The Twin Towers.
(d) The Red Spire.

3. What does the author describe as her interdiction of her story in "Morphology of the Hit" (70)?
(a) "Girls should never be alone in the dark."
(b) "Tourists are likely to get robbed."
(c) "Survival is not haphazard."
(d) "Traits in their variation are inherited."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Julian brought a license plate from to the Barkley Marathons in "The Immortal Horizon"?

2. Who is described as the tour guide for the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. Where does the author describe having huevos con jamon in Tijuana in "La Frontera"?

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

5. When did the Rodney King Riots take place?

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