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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 Shakespearean play does the author reference in relation to her infection by a human botfly in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Macbeth.
(b) Othello.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

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

3. 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?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1995.
(d) 2005.

4. How many classrooms were in the school where the author taught Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adan's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?

2. Where had the author traveled and been infected with a human botfly?

3. Who wrote Morphology of the Folktale?

4. 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"?

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

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