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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. How many books were the prisoners allowed in their cells where Charlie was held, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
(a) 2.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

3. Who wrote "The Revolutionists Stop for Orangeade"?
(a) Jim Fyke.
(b) Wallace Stevens.
(c) David Foster Wallace.
(d) John Irving.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist of Madame Bovary?

2. When was Charlie convicted, according to the author in "Fog Count"?

3. When were Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married?

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

5. Who were the New York filmmakers that created the Paradise Lost trilogy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who did Carl consider to be the major contenders in the Barkley Marathons in "The Immortal Horizon"? Why?

2. Why was the author looking for quarters in her narrative in "Fog Count"?

3. Who were the West Memphis Three, and what were they charged with?

4. Where was the author visiting Charlie in "Fog Count"? How did she know this person?

5. How is Jessie's confession described in "Lost Boys"?

6. How does the author describe Charlie when she first sees him in "Fog Count"?

7. How is Jim described in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

8. How are the Byers' described in "Lost Boys"?

9. How are Michael Moore's parents described in "Lost Boys"?

10. What are some of the examples of wounded women described by the author in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?

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