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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what mountain does the author describe the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Cerro Rico.
(b) Illampu.
(c) Nevado Sajama.
(d) Illimani.

3. What percentage of Morgellons patients are female, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) 50%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 35%.
(d) 70%.

4. How old was Andrea when she was raped, according to the narrative in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 12.
(d) 16.

5. Where had the author traveled and been infected with a human botfly?
(a) Bolivia.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Thailand.

6. What term from "Devil's Bait" refers to a sensation like insects crawling over one's skin?
(a) Ratification.
(b) Formication.
(c) Elocution.
(d) Endocation.

7. How much does the author describe getting paid hourly as a medical actor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) $13.50.
(b) $12.50.
(c) $15.
(d) $15.50.

8. What 18th-century philosopher proposed the notion of "negative pain" (83), according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Edmund Burke.
(b) Thomas Huxley.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Adam Smith.

9. What is said to be the busiest land border in the world in "La Frontera"?
(a) San Ysidro.
(b) Chihuahua.
(c) Sonora.
(d) Nuevo Leon.

10. To whom did the author give her lottery prize at the conference for Morgellons disease in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Kelly.
(b) Sandra.
(c) Roger.
(d) James.

11. 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 medical writing.
(d) The practice of empathy.

12. What is the statue called that the author describes passing on her way out from the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) El Torro.
(b) Diablo.
(c) Tio.
(d) Leo.

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

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

15. Who is described as the tour guide for the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Rico.
(b) Luis.
(c) Pedro.
(d) Favio.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?

2. Where did the author have surgery on her nose in "Morphology of the Hit"?

3. Where is Jean Decety as psychologist, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?

4. Who wrote "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and in the kingdom of the sick" (37)?

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

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