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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term from "Devil's Bait" refers to a sensation like insects crawling over one's skin?
(a) Formication.
(b) Elocution.
(c) Endocation.
(d) Ratification.

2. Where is Andrew Thompson said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) New York.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) New Hampshire.

3. What is Paola's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?
(a) She is a screenwriter.
(b) She is a publicist.
(c) She is a news anchor.
(d) She is a playwright.

4. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?
(a) Sonora.
(b) Nuevo Leon.
(c) San Ysidro.
(d) Chihuahua.

5. When did the CDC release the results of the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in "La Frontera" is described as "the Stewmaker" that dissolves his victims in acid?

2. When did Andrew Thompson finally complete the Barkley Marathons?

3. Who wrote "Being a spectator of calamaties taking place in another country is a quintessential modern experience" (87)?

4. Where does the author get on the bus for the Gang Tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. Who is quoted in describing a hallucination of a band of helpful Indians at the end of his three-day run of the John Muir Trail in "The Immortal Horizon"?

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