View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author say she has an entire trash can in her kitchen full of in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Empty Oreo cookie packages.
(b) Empty Diet Coke cans.
(c) Empty artificial sweetener packets.
(d) Empty Girl Scout cookie boxes.

2. How much does the author describe getting paid hourly as a medical actor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) $15.50.
(b) $13.50.
(c) $15.
(d) $12.50.

3. Where is Jean Decety as psychologist, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) The University of Chicago.
(b) Louisiana State University.
(c) Yale University.
(d) The University of New Orleans.

4. When did Andrew Thompson finally complete the Barkley Marathons?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2006.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the maid steal from her mistress to eat every night in Madame Bovary?

2. Where is Dawn said to be a nurse in "Devil's Bait"?

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

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

5. Where is Frozen Head State Park located?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 210 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample