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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 was Lazarus Lake's name when he was born?
(a) Michael Moore.
(b) Gary Cantrell.
(c) Andrew Ross.
(d) James Watson.

2. Who wrote the review titled "Tides of Treacle" that is quoted in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Graham Huggan.
(b) Vladimir Propp.
(c) James Wood.
(d) Adam Smith.

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) Jim Fyke.
(b) Roger Watts.
(c) Graham Huggan.
(d) Brett Maune.

4. Where is Dawn said to be a nurse in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Pittsburgh.
(c) New York.
(d) New Orleans.

5. Who wrote "The Revolutionists Stop for Orangeade"?
(a) John Irving.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) David Foster Wallace.
(d) Jim Fyke.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote Madame Bovary and is quoted in the opening in of "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

2. Where is Carl said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?

3. Who is the president that the tour guide speaks of in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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

5. What does the author say there was nothing of in the attack when she was punched in "Morphology of the Hit"?

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