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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. Where is Frozen Head State Park located?
(a) Georgia.
(b) West Virginia.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Tennessee.
2. What IQ is Jeesie said to have in "Lost Boys"?
(a) 112.
(b) 89.
(c) 115.
(d) 72.
3. From what writer did Charlie pick up the notion of "inner mobility" (147), according to the author in "Fog Count"?
(a) John Irving.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Vladimir Propp.
(d) Jack London.
4. Where has Julian brought a license plate from to the Barkley Marathons in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Liberia.
(c) Nicaragua.
(d) Bolivia.
5. Who attempted to shut down the Barkley Marathons due to erosion and endangered plants?
(a) Graham Huggan.
(b) Jim Fyke.
(c) Adam Smith.
(d) Jack Adkins.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who wrote the 1979 op-ed called "In Defense of Sentimentality"?
2. What is the title of the second section in "Pain Tours (II)"?
3. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Charlie in prison in "Fog Count"?
4. What was Charlie convicted of, according to the author in "Fog Count"?
5. What pet did Jason describe as his favorite in his video visit with the author in "Lost Boys"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where do the Barkley Marathons take place? How is this setting described?
2. Who did Carl consider to be the major contenders in the Barkley Marathons in "The Immortal Horizon"? Why?
3. What did Cat tell the author about the history of West Virginia in "Fog Count"?
4. How does the author describe the word "saccharine" in the opening of "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
5. What does "deus ex machina" mean and why does the author discuss it in "Lost Boys"?
6. How does the author describe the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?
7. How is Blake Wood described in "The Immortal Horizon"?
8. How are Michael Moore's parents described in "Lost Boys"?
9. How is Jim described in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
10. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
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