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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Dan Baglione when he ran the Barkley Marathons in 2006?
(a) 65.
(b) 71.
(c) 75.
(d) 63.

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

3. Where is Carl said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Jacksonville.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Little Rock.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

5. What is the title of the second section in "Lost Boys"?
(a) "The Case."
(b) "Ex-Votos."
(c) "San Ysidro."
(d) "Sublime, Revisited."

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

7. What does the author assert James Agee's Let Us Now Praise Famous Men is ultimately about, in "Pain Tours (II)"?
(a) Revenge.
(b) Glory.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Love.

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

9. Where did the author first meet Charlie Engle?
(a) The Niagara Falls Marathon.
(b) The Dipsea Race.
(c) The Boston Marathon.
(d) The Barkley Marathons.

10. Who is the mother of Steve Branch?
(a) Amy Wilson.
(b) Emily Moore.
(c) Jessica Watts.
(d) Pam Hobbs.

11. What was Charlie convicted of, according to the author in "Fog Count"?
(a) Possession of child pornography.
(b) Attempted murder.
(c) Mortgage fraud.
(d) Statutory rape.

12. What is Blake Wood's profession?
(a) He is an investment banker.
(b) He is a news reporter.
(c) He is a nuclear engineer.
(d) He is a limousine driver.

13. In what Arkansas town were the bodies of Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore discovered?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) West Memphis.
(c) Malvern.
(d) Bentonville.

14. Who is the protagonist of Madame Bovary?
(a) Erica.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Emma.
(d) Anna.

15. Who sings the song "Sentimental Movie" that is described in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Axl Rose.
(b) Prince.
(c) Michael Jackson.
(d) Billy Joel.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married?

2. How old was Diego Rivera when he married Frida Kahlo?

3. What Nazi commander is described as having wept at an opera staged by concentraton camp prisoners in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

4. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Charlie in prison in "Fog Count"?

5. Where in West Virginia does the author describe hunting for quarters in "Fog Count"?

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