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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What Shakespearean play does the author reference in relation to her infection by a human botfly in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Othello.
(b) Macbeth.
(c) Romeo and Juliet.
(d) Hamlet.

3. What is Adan's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?
(a) He is a novelist.
(b) He is a college dean.
(c) He is a marketing agent.
(d) He is a psychiatrist.

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

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) 1989.
(b) 1995.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2001.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is the character of Stephanie Phillips described as in "The Empathy Exams"?

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

4. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. Who wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick" (37)?

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