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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 7 and 1/2 weeks.
(b) 3 and 1/2 weeks.
(c) 6 and 1/2 weeks.
(d) 5 and 1/2 weeks.

3. Where is Lenny said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Texas.
(c) Arkansas.
(d) Ohio.

4. What does the author describe winning in the conference lottery in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) A computer.
(b) A miniscope.
(c) A medical kit.
(d) A baseball hat.

5. The diagnosis of Morgellons disease began with a woman named Mary Leitao who took her son to a doctor in what year based on symptoms?
(a) 1995.
(b) 2001.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the author describe having an abortion 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 her primary cardiologist whom she describes as having a cold and blunt demeanor in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. Where did Paul say he had developed Morgellons disease?

5. When did the CDC release the results of the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?

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