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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "In Defense of Saccharin(e)".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many men have finished the race at the Barkley Marathons, according to the author in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) 8.
(b) 15.
(c) 5.
(d) 12.

2. When did James Earl Ray escape from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary?
(a) July 2, 1978.
(b) June 11, 1977.
(c) March 2, 1975.
(d) May 12, 1976.

3. Who is the protagonist of Madame Bovary?
(a) Erica.
(b) Emma.
(c) Anna.
(d) Sarah.

4. Where is the Morgellons convention that the author describes attending in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Houston.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Austin.

5. Where is Carl said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Jacksonville.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Rita said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?

2. What is the new LA County jail called, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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

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

5. Who wrote Infinite Jest?

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