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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the CDC release the results of the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2012.

2. What kind of avant-garde poetry is Marco described as being interested in, in "La Frontera"?
(a) Modernist poetry.
(b) Beat poetry.
(c) Broadside poetry.
(d) Flarf poetry.

3. 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. G.
(b) Dr. R.
(c) Dr. J.
(d) Dr. M.

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

5. Where does the author describe having huevos con jamon in Tijuana in "La Frontera"?
(a) Nuevo Leon.
(b) Tijuana Tilly's.
(c) El Pollo Loco.
(d) Sonora Cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the seizures of Stephanie Phillips's character begin, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. When does the author describe her trip to Tijuana and Mexicali for the literary conference in "La Frontera"?

3. By what name does the author refer to the doctor who performed her heart operation in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. What is Paola's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?

5. What term from "Devil's Bait" refers to a sensation like insects crawling over one's skin?

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