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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. Where does the author describe having huevos con jamon in Tijuana in "La Frontera"?
(a) El Pollo Loco.
(b) Tijuana Tilly's.
(c) Nuevo Leon.
(d) Sonora Cafe.

2. When did an assistant researcher at the Tate and Lyle sugar company accidentally discover sucralose?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1962.
(d) 1976.

3. Where did Paul say he had developed Morgellons disease?
(a) On a fishing trip.
(b) In Bolivia.
(c) At a hotel.
(d) On a cross-country hike.

4. What does the author describe writing papers about when she began graduate school in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) The practice of organization.
(b) The practice of rereading.
(c) The practice of medical writing.
(d) The practice of empathy.

5. Who wrote "Being a spectator of calamaties taking place in another country is a quintessential modern experience" (87)?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Edmund Burke.

Short Answer Questions

1. What 18th-century philosopher proposed the notion of "negative pain" (83), according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?

2. Who sings the song "Sentimental Movie" that is described in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

3. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?

4. What was stolen from the author when she was punched?

5. Who wrote Infinite Jest?

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