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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. When was the study "The Structure of Empathy" conducted that the author describes in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1992.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1979.

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

3. Where is Rita said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Dallas.
(b) Memphis.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Austin.

4. Who wrote Infinite Jest?
(a) David Foster Wallace.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Jim Fyke.
(d) Edmund Burke.

5. Who is the founder and guide of the Gang Tour, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Alfred.
(b) Juan.
(c) Jack.
(d) Roger.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the entry fee for the Barkley Marathons?

3. Where did the author have surgery on her nose in "Morphology of the Hit"?

4. When did the seizures of Stephanie Phillips's character begin, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. The diagnosis of Morgellons disease began with a woman named Mary Leitao who took her son to a doctor in what year based on symptoms?

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