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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Leslie and Dave first kiss, according to the author's narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2008.
(c) 2010.
(d) 2003.

2. How old is Andrea described on the show Intervention in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) 22.
(b) 45.
(c) 32.
(d) 29.

3. 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?
(a) 2001.
(b) 1995.
(c) 1989.
(d) 2005.

4. On what day of the week does the author describe having an abortion in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. Where is Rita said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Memphis.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Austin.

6. Who is the president that the tour guide speaks of in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Hugo Banzer.
(b) Eduardo Rodriguez.
(c) Carlos Mesa.
(d) Evo Morales.

7. What is Paola's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?
(a) She is a publicist.
(b) She is a news anchor.
(c) She is a playwright.
(d) She is a screenwriter.

8. What is described as the highest city in the world in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Cochabamba.
(b) La Paz.
(c) Potosi.
(d) Sucre.

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

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

11. Who designed and built Watts Towers?
(a) Susan Sontag.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Simon Rodia.

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

13. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?
(a) NYU.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

14. What does the author describe writing papers about when she began graduate school in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) The practice of organization.
(b) The practice of rereading.
(c) The practice of empathy.
(d) The practice of medical writing.

15. When did the CDC release the results of the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2012.
(c) 2018.
(d) 2005.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adan's profession said to be in "La Frontera"?

2. What is the fee for the Gang Tour that is described in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. Who does the author describe as liking "to kill at parties because it makes his message more visible" in "La Frontera" (63)?

4. Where is Dawn said to be a nurse in "Devil's Bait"?

5. How much does the author describe getting paid hourly as a medical actor in "The Empathy Exams"?

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