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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Lost Boys" - "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the third section in "Lost Boys"?
(a) "The Place."
(b) "The Crime."
(c) "San Ysidro."
(d) "The Trial."

2. Who was Stephanie Phillips's brother that drowned, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Will.
(c) Jason.
(d) Adam.

3. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?
(a) "I've had seizures for two years, since my brother's death."
(b) "I want to terminate my pregnancy."
(c) "I am suffering from depression."
(d) "I'm having these seizures and no one knows why."

4. What does the author describe winning in the conference lottery in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) A baseball hat.
(b) A computer.
(c) A medical kit.
(d) A miniscope.

5. What was stolen from the author when she was punched?
(a) Her books.
(b) Her phone and bookbag.
(c) Her watch and ring.
(d) Her wallet and camera.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the author describe having huevos con jamon in Tijuana in "La Frontera"?

2. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. The word "saccharine" traces back to what Sanskrit word?

4. For how long does the author say she's been corresponding with Charlie Engle when she goes to see him in prison in "Fog Count"?

5. How many classrooms were in the school where the author taught Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?

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