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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. The number of inmates in West Virginia is how many times the number in 1990?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. The word "saccharine" traces back to what Sanskrit word?
(a) Sarkara.
(b) Sukla.
(c) Schya.
(d) Syracura.

3. At what prison was Charlie Engle housed when the author visited him in "Fog Count"?
(a) Sing Sing.
(b) Bastrop.
(c) Angola.
(d) Beckley.

4. When was Joan Didion's book Salvador published?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1983.

5. What word is defined in "Lost Boys" as "a child stolen by spirits, or else the demon left in his place" (161)?
(a) Changeling.
(b) Phantasm.
(c) Catechism.
(d) Visage.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married?

2. Where did Charlie Engle's teenage sons live when he was imprisoned?

3. How old is John DeWitt described as in "The Immortal Horizon"?

4. What memoir was published by Damien in 2005, according to the author in "Lost Boys"?

5. What pet did Jason describe as his favorite in his video visit with the author in "Lost Boys"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Cat tell the author about the history of West Virginia in "Fog Count"?

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

4. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?

5. The author gives "Some Important Dates in the History of Artificial Sugar" in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)." What are these dates and events?

6. Where do the Barkley Marathons take place? How is this setting described?

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

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

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

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

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