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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who defines "exoticism" as an experience that "posits the lure of difference while protecting its practitioners from close involvement" (85)?
(a) Vladimir Propp.
(b) Susan Sontag.
(c) Edmund Burke.
(d) Graham Huggan.

2. About how long are the scripts for medical actors, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) 2-3 pages.
(b) 5-6 pages.
(c) 10-12 pages.
(d) 15-20 pages.

3. When did the CDC release the results of the study "Clinical, Epidemiologic, Histopathologic and Molecular Features of an Unexplained Dermopathy"?
(a) 2012.
(b) 2018.
(c) 2001.
(d) 2005.

4. What program on the internet does the author describe where you can generate your own fairy tale?
(a) "Digital Tales."
(b) "Meta Tale."
(c) "Digital Propp."
(d) "Digital Story."

5. Where was the bar that the author went to after she was attacked in "Morphology of the Hit"?
(a) Tijuana Tilly's.
(b) Calle Calzada.
(c) The Echo Cafe.
(d) Cafe Bohemian.

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 does Leslie describe going to have an abortion performed in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. How far is Mexicali from Tijuana?

4. What "is the clinical name for shared delusions" (36)?

5. What is El Chapo's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author demonstrate the American tendency to generalize Mexico in "La Frontera"?

2. How does the author describe Tijuana in "La Frontera"?

3. How does the author describe "The Australian" (38) in "Devil's Bait"?

4. What is the central event in "Morphology of the Hit"?

5. Where does the author describe the conference being held in "Devil's Bait"?

6. Who wrote Morphology of the Folktale? What is it about?

7. How is El Alto described in "Pain Tours (I)"?

8. What statue is described on the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

9. Why was the author traveling to Mexico in "La Frontera"?

10. What is Flarf poetry?

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