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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was OJ Simpson's wife killed?
(a) Brentwood.
(b) Venice.
(c) Silverlake.
(d) Koreatown.

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

3. Who is the tour guide on the Gang Tour who is named after a zodiac sign in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Leo.
(b) Aries.
(c) Virgo.
(d) Capricorn.

4. What is described in "Pain Tours (I)" as a disease one calls "the uniting of dust in the lungs" (81)?
(a) Legionaire's.
(b) Tachycardia.
(c) Morgellons.
(d) Silicosis.

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

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

7. What is El Chapo's nickname?
(a) Shorty.
(b) Stewmaker.
(c) Pirate.
(d) Mayor.

8. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Ann Marie Clover.
(c) James Baldwin.
(d) Susan Sontag.

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

10. How many subjects were investigated for the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 265.
(b) 95.
(c) 54.
(d) 115.

11. How old is the character of Stephanie Phillips described as in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 26.
(b) 21.
(c) 29.
(d) 23.

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

13. Where does the author describe seeing an ex-boyfriend who offered her a line of coke on someone's steamer trunk in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Williamsburg.
(b) Park Slope.
(c) Jacksonville.
(d) Memphis.

14. What is the capital of Sinaloa?
(a) Guadalajara.
(b) Cancun.
(c) Merida.
(d) Culiacan.

15. Who wrote "Being a spectator of calamaties taking place in another country is a quintessential modern experience" (87)?
(a) Vladimir Propp.
(b) Graham Huggan.
(c) Edmund Burke.
(d) Susan Sontag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What program on the internet does the author describe where you can generate your own fairy tale?

2. At what bar does the author describe turning 24 in "Morphology of the Hit"?

3. What percentage of Morgellons patients are female, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?

4. What is the title of the third section in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. Where are the Pastor and his church congregation on the Gang Tour said to be from in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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