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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. Who is the maid in Madame Bovary?
(a) Emily.
(b) Margot.
(c) Maria.
(d) Felicite.

2. How far is Mexicali from Tijuana?
(a) 2 hours away.
(b) 1 hour away.
(c) 30 minutes away.
(d) 4 hours away.

3. Who is quoted in describing a hallucination of a band of helpful Indians at the end of his three-day run of the John Muir Trail in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Roger Watts.
(b) Jim Fyke.
(c) Brett Maune.
(d) Graham Huggan.

4. How old was Dan Baglione when he ran the Barkley Marathons in 2006?
(a) 63.
(b) 65.
(c) 71.
(d) 75.

5. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Ann Marie Clover.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old does Leslie describe herself when she wanted to end her pregnancy in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. Where did John Price say he was going to run to from Venice Beach to celebrate his retirement the following year in "The Immortal Horizon"?

4. How old is the character of Stephanie Phillips described as in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. What was Leslie's brother diagnosed with while in Sweden, according to her narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?

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