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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. By what name does the author refer to her primary cardiologist whom she describes as having a cold and blunt demeanor in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Dr. M.
(b) Dr. J.
(c) Dr. G.
(d) Dr. R.

2. What "is the clinical name for shared delusions" (36)?
(a) Articulate reasoning.
(b) Folie a deux.
(c) Omniscient hallucinations.
(d) Laurie a deux.

3. Where does Leslie describe going to have an abortion performed in "The Empathy Exams"?
(a) Parkmed NYC.
(b) Early Options.
(c) Planned Parenthood.
(d) Brooklyn Abortion Clinic.

4. What was stolen from the author when she was punched?
(a) Her wallet and camera.
(b) Her books.
(c) Her watch and ring.
(d) Her phone and bookbag.

5. Who is the founder and guide of the Gang Tour, according to the author in "Pain Tours (I)"?
(a) Jack.
(b) Juan.
(c) Roger.
(d) Alfred.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Stephanie Phillips's brother that drowned, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. When does the author describe her trip to Tijuana and Mexicali for the literary conference in "La Frontera"?

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

4. Where does the author get on the bus for the Gang Tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

5. To whom did the author give her lottery prize at the conference for Morgellons disease in "Devil's Bait"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the narrative related in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. How is the tour described in "Indigenous to the Hood" in "Pain Tours (I)"?

4. What does the author describe as her experience with a parasite under the skin in "Devil's Bait"?

5. Where did Morgellons originate, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?

6. What is Morgellons disease?

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

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

9. How did Dawn characterize the difference between doctors and nurses in "Devil's Bait"?

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

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