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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

4. What does the author say her face will always remind her of in the end of "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Nicaragua.
(b) Fear.
(c) A stranger.
(d) The dark.

5. What is the title of the second section in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) "La Plata Perdida."
(b) "Indigenous to the Hood."
(c) "San Ysidro."
(d) "Sublime, Revisited."

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first section of "Pain Tours (I)" titled?

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

3. Who was Stephanie Phillips's brother that drowned, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

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

5. What program on the internet does the author describe where you can generate your own fairy tale?

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