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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. On what day of the week does the author describe having an abortion in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Wednesday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Thursday.

2. By what name does the author refer to the doctor who performed her heart operation in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Dr. M.
(b) Dr. J.
(c) Dr. G.
(d) Dr. R.

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

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

5. Where is Lenny said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Texas.
(c) Oklahoma.
(d) Arkansas.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?

2. How far along is Leslie in her pregnancy in the script she presents for herself in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. Where is Rita said to be from in "Devil's Bait"?

4. What nineteenth-century biologist is quoted in "Devil's Bait" with the words, "Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abyss Nature leads, or you shall learn nothing" (55)?

5. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does the author describe living in "Morphology of the Hit"? What was she doing there?

4. What television show is described in the section called "Sublime, Revised" in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. What is Flarf poetry?

6. Why is "Checklist item 31" generally acknowledged as the most important in "The Empathy Exams"?

7. How is Stephanie Phillips's physical presentation and tone described in "The Empathy Exams"?

8. What is the basic case summary for Stephanie Phillips in "The Empathy Exams"?

9. How does the author describe the television show's camera work in "Pain Tours (I)"?

10. How does the author describe her relationship with Dave in "The Empathy Exams"?

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