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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Andrew Thompson finally complete the Barkley Marathons?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2009.
(d) 2005.

2. Who defines "exoticism" as an experience that "posits the lure of difference while protecting its practitioners from close involvement" (85)?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Edmund Burke.

3. Who wrote "What is Wrong with Sentimentality?"
(a) Michael Tanner.
(b) Mark Jefferson.
(c) Adam Smith.
(d) James Wood.

4. How old does Leslie describe herself when she wanted to end her pregnancy in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 23.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 27.

5. Where did the author first meet Charlie Engle?
(a) The Boston Marathon.
(b) The Niagara Falls Marathon.
(c) The Barkley Marathons.
(d) The Dipsea Race.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Tragedy is second-hand" (157), according to the author in "Pain Tours (II)"?

2. Where are the Pastor and his church congregation on the Gang Tour said to be from in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. When was Charlie convicted, according to the author in "Fog Count"?

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

5. From what writer did Charlie pick up the notion of "inner mobility" (147), according to the author in "Fog Count"?

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