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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pain Tours (II)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the conclusion of "Morphology of the Hit," the author writes, "Everything I find is stained by a certain residue" (78). What is the residue?
(a) "All that rain."
(b) "All that blood."
(c) "All that hope."
(d) "All that grease."

2. What is described in "Pain Tours (I)" as a disease one calls "the uniting of dust in the lungs" (81)?
(a) Legionaire's.
(b) Morgellons.
(c) Silicosis.
(d) Tachycardia.

3. Where was OJ Simpson's wife killed?
(a) Venice.
(b) Koreatown.
(c) Silverlake.
(d) Brentwood.

4. How many miles did Charlie run around the prison's gravel track in July to coincide with the Badwater Ultramarathon in July, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
(a) 102.
(b) 115.
(c) 135.
(d) 28.

5. Who sings the song "Sentimental Movie" that is described in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Axl Rose.
(b) Prince.
(c) Billy Joel.
(d) Michael Jackson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Andrea described on the show Intervention in "Pain Tours (I)"?

2. Who once said, "You are a little soul carrying around a corpse" (113)?

3. What Shakespearean play does the author reference in relation to her infection by a human botfly in "Devil's Bait"?

4. Where did Blake Wood earn his Ph.D.?

5. For how long does the author say she's been corresponding with Charlie Engle when she goes to see him in prison in "Fog Count"?

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