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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. What is El Chapo's nickname?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Pirate.
(d) Stewmaker.

2. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?
(a) "I want to terminate my pregnancy."
(b) "I am suffering from depression."
(c) "I've had seizures for two years, since my brother's death."
(d) "I'm having these seizures and no one knows why."

3. What condition is Leslie set to have surgery to correct soon in her script as presented in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Glaucoma.
(b) Scoliosis.
(c) Tachychardia.
(d) Epilepsy.

4. What was stolen from the author when she was punched?
(a) Her phone and bookbag.
(b) Her wallet and camera.
(c) Her books.
(d) Her watch and ring.

5. How many men are said to have been eaten by the mountain with the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) 6 million.
(b) 4 million.
(c) 2 million.
(d) 1 million.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does the author reference in relation to her infection by a human botfly in "Devil's Bait"?

2. Who defines "exoticism" as an experience that "posits the lure of difference while protecting its practitioners from close involvement" (85)?

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

4. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?

5. By what name does the author refer to the doctor who performed her heart operation in "The Empathy Exams"?

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