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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote Infinite Jest?
(a) John Irving.
(b) Jim Fyke.
(c) David Foster Wallace.
(d) Edmund Burke.

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

3. What is the title of the first section of "Pain Tours (II)"?
(a) "Ex-Votos."
(b) "Sublime, Revisited."
(c) "San Ysidro."
(d) "La Plata Perdida."

4. What pet did Jason describe as his favorite in his video visit with the author in "Lost Boys"?
(a) His cat.
(b) His parakeet.
(c) His iguana.
(d) His dog.

5. Who wrote the 1979 op-ed called "In Defense of Sentimentality"?
(a) David Foster Wallace.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Jim Fyke.
(d) John Irving.

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

7. Where did Charlie hit bottom, getting shots at by angry dealers, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Wichita.
(c) Cleveland.
(d) Newport.

8. Who is "the little girl who hates evil" (145) in "Fog Count"?
(a) Caitlin.
(b) Anna.
(c) Marie.
(d) Jessica.

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

10. 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"?
(a) 102.
(b) 28.
(c) 115.
(d) 135.

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

12. Who is the maid in Madame Bovary?
(a) Felicite.
(b) Maria.
(c) Margot.
(d) Emily.

13. Who wrote the review titled "Tides of Treacle" that is quoted in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Adam Smith.
(b) Vladimir Propp.
(c) James Wood.
(d) Graham Huggan.

14. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Roger.
(b) Julian.
(c) JB.
(d) Blake.

15. In the author's assessment of Frida Kahlo's works she calls what color "the undergarments of ghosts" (152)?
(a) Bright yellow.
(b) Dark crimson.
(c) Coral.
(d) Dusty pink.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Frida Kahlo when a streetcar's handrail rammed through her body, injuring her?

2. Who wrote Madame Bovary and is quoted in the opening in of "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

3. For how long does the author say she's been corresponding with Charlie Engle when she goes to see him in prison in "Fog Count"?

4. What is the title of the second section in "Lost Boys"?

5. When did Fortune magazine tell Agee to write a journalistic piece about sharecroppers in the Deep South, according to the author in "Pain Tours (II)"?

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