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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote, "A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it" (113)?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Vladimir Propp.
(c) Thomas Huxley.
(d) Oscar Wilde.

2. Who is the tour guide on the Gang Tour who is named after a zodiac sign in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Virgo.
(b) Aries.
(c) Leo.
(d) Capricorn.

3. Who is the president that the tour guide speaks of in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Hugo Banzer.
(b) Carlos Mesa.
(c) Evo Morales.
(d) Eduardo Rodriguez.

4. By what name does the author refer to her primary cardiologist whom she describes as having a cold and blunt demeanor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Dr. R.
(b) Dr. M.
(c) Dr. J.
(d) Dr. G.

5. Who is "the little girl who hates evil" (145) in "Fog Count"?
(a) Jessica.
(b) Marie.
(c) Anna.
(d) Caitlin.

Short Answer 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?

2. When did James Schlatter lick some amino acids off his fingertips and discover aspartame?

3. What percentage of Morgellons patients are female, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?

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

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

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