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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Fog Count".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What word from "The Empathy Exams" refers to the theory that the self is all that can be known to exist?
(a) Epicism.
(b) Solipism.
(c) Cronism.
(d) Narcissism.

2. When are the visiting hours at the prison in "Fog Count"?
(a) 12:00-4:00.
(b) 8:00 - 3:00.
(c) 7:00-2:00.
(d) 9:00-5:00.

3. 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've had seizures for two years, since my brother's death."
(c) "I am suffering from depression."
(d) "I'm having these seizures and no one knows why."

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

5. Where is Frozen Head State Park located?
(a) Georgia.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom did the author give her lottery prize at the conference for Morgellons disease in "Devil's Bait"?

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

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

4. Who is described as the tour guide for the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. What 18th-century philosopher proposed the notion of "negative pain" (83), according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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