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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the story "Wrack"?
(a) David Foster Wallace.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Donald Barthelme.
(d) Jim Fyke.

2. How many books were the prisoners allowed in their cells where Charlie was held, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
(a) 10.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

3. What philosopher calls sentimentality a "disease of the feelings" (115)?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Michael Tanner.
(c) Mark Jefferson.
(d) Jim Fyke.

4. What novel does the author say she cannot help but think of when looking at Lazarus Lake in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Heart of Darkness.
(b) Tale of Two Cities.
(c) Helter Skelter.
(d) To Have and Have Not.

5. Where did Charlie Engle's teenage sons live when he was imprisoned?
(a) Washington.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Texas.
(d) North Carolina.

6. Who is the Aymara god of abundance?
(a) Viracocha.
(b) Wayra Tata.
(c) Inti.
(d) Ekeko.

7. At what prison was Charlie Engle housed when the author visited him in "Fog Count"?
(a) Angola.
(b) Sing Sing.
(c) Bastrop.
(d) Beckley.

8. When is the traditional festival of Alasitas celebrated in La Paz?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) May.

9. What is the entry fee for the Barkley Marathons?
(a) $65.
(b) $14.
(c) $12.50.
(d) $1.60.

10. How old was Diego Rivera when he married Frida Kahlo?
(a) 29.
(b) 43.
(c) 51.
(d) 49.

11. When did Andrew Thompson finally complete the Barkley Marathons?
(a) 2001.
(b) 2009.
(c) 2005.
(d) 2006.

12. What literary theorist said, "Western culture has mas confessional speech a prime mark of authenticity, par excellence the kind of speech in which the individual authenticates his inner truth" (164)?
(a) Peter Brooks.
(b) Adam Smith.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) James Wood.

13. When was Joan Didion's book Salvador published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1983.

14. How old is John DeWitt described as in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 73.
(d) 69.

15. Who wrote Madame Bovary and is quoted in the opening in of "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Gustave Flaubert.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Thomas Huxley.
(d) Adam Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Madame Bovary?

2. How many miles did Charlie run around the prison's gravel track in July to coincide with the Badwater Ultramarathon in July, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?

3. What IQ is Jeesie said to have in "Lost Boys"?

4. What is the title of the second section in "Pain Tours (II)"?

5. What is the title of the third section in "Lost Boys"?

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