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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many classrooms were in the school where the author taught Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

3. Who does the author describe as liking "to kill at parties because it makes his message more visible" in "La Frontera" (63)?
(a) El Diablo.
(b) El Leo.
(c) El Teo.
(d) El Chapo.

4. Where does one take the bus after landing in El Alto in order to reach the highest city in the world?
(a) Tarja.
(b) Ororu.
(c) La Paz.
(d) Sucre.

5. Where are the Pastor and his church congregation on the Gang Tour said to be from in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Texas.
(d) Missouri.

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

7. Where was the bar that the author went to after she was attacked in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Cafe Bohemian.
(b) The Echo Cafe.
(c) Tijuana Tilly's.
(d) Calle Calzada.

8. Where did Paul say he had developed Morgellons disease?
(a) On a cross-country hike.
(b) At a hotel.
(c) On a fishing trip.
(d) In Bolivia.

9. What is the elevation of El Alto?
(a) 2,674 meters.
(b) 3,252 meters.
(c) 4,736 meters.
(d) 4,061 meters.

10. Where is the Morgellons convention that the author describes attending in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Austin.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Houston.
(d) New Orleans.

11. How old does Leslie describe herself when she wanted to end her pregnancy in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 21.
(d) 25.

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

13. What kind of avant-garde poetry is Marco described as being interested in, in "La Frontera"?
(a) Broadside poetry.
(b) Modernist poetry.
(c) Flarf poetry.
(d) Beat poetry.

14. Who is described as the father of Andrea's children in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Roger.
(b) James.
(c) Michael.
(d) Jason.

15. At what bar does the author describe turning 24 in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Cafe Diablo.
(b) Cafe Bohemia.
(c) Tijuana Tilly's.
(d) Cafe Frontera.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. About how long are the scripts for medical actors, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. What is described as the highest city in the world in "Pain Tours (I)"?

4. How old was Andrea when she was raped, according to the narrative in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. Where did the author teach Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?

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