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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "La Frontera".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick" (37)?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Charles Darwin.
(c) Adam Smith.
(d) Thomas Huxley.

2. Where had the author traveled and been infected with a human botfly?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Thailand.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Bolivia.

3. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?
(a) Princeton.
(b) NYU.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

4. By what name does the author refer to the doctor who performed her heart operation in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Dr. J.
(b) Dr. G.
(c) Dr. R.
(d) Dr. M.

5. On what day of the week does the author describe having an abortion in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. What condition is Leslie set to have surgery to correct soon in her script as presented in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. How old was Stephanie Phillips's character when her father died, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. What was Leslie's brother diagnosed with while in Sweden, according to her narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. When did Leslie and Dave first kiss, according to the author's narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?

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