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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far is Mexicali from Tijuana?
(a) 4 hours away.
(b) 1 hour away.
(c) 30 minutes away.
(d) 2 hours away.

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

3. How old was Stephanie Phillips's character when her father died, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

4. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?
(a) James Baldwin.
(b) Susan Sontag.
(c) Ann Marie Clover.
(d) Adam Smith.

5. Where is Rita said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Austin.
(c) Memphis.
(d) Little Rock.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how long are the scripts for medical actors, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. Who does the author describe as liking "to kill at parties because it makes his message more visible" in "La Frontera" (63)?

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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