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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Pain Tours (I)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the author describe her trip to Tijuana and Mexicali for the literary conference in "La Frontera"?
(a) 2008.
(b) 2005.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2012.

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

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

4. How old is the character of Stephanie Phillips described as in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 29.
(b) 26.
(c) 21.
(d) 23.

5. Where are the Pastor and his church congregation on the Gang Tour said to be from in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Texas.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Oklahoma.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote "Being a spectator of calamaties taking place in another country is a quintessential modern experience" (87)?

2. Who designed and built Watts Towers?

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

4. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?

5. Where is Lenny said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?

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