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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Morphology of the Hit".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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. M.
(d) Dr. R.

3. Who wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick" (37)?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) Thomas Huxley.
(d) Susan Sontag.

4. 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?
(a) "All that rain."
(b) "All that blood."
(c) "All that hope."
(d) "All that grease."

5. Who does the author describe as liking "to kill at parties because it makes his message more visible" in "La Frontera" (63)?
(a) El Diablo.
(b) El Leo.
(c) El Chapo.
(d) El Teo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the capital of Sinaloa?

3. How much does the author describe getting paid hourly as a medical actor in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. To whom did the author give her lottery prize at the conference for Morgellons disease in "Devil's Bait"?

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

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