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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. What novel does the author say she cannot help but think of when looking at Lazarus Lake in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Heart of Darkness.
(b) Helter Skelter.
(c) To Have and Have Not.
(d) Tale of Two Cities.

2. Who wrote Infinite Jest?
(a) Jim Fyke.
(b) David Foster Wallace.
(c) John Irving.
(d) Edmund Burke.

3. From what writer did Charlie pick up the notion of "inner mobility" (147), according to the author in "Fog Count"?
(a) Jack London.
(b) John Irving.
(c) Edmund Burke.
(d) Vladimir Propp.

4. Nearing what age was Charlie when the author visited him in prison in "Fog Count"?
(a) 30.
(b) 50.
(c) 40.
(d) 60.

5. What is the entry fee for the Barkley Marathons?
(a) $65.
(b) $1.60.
(c) $12.50.
(d) $14.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Charlie in prison in "Fog Count"?

2. At what prison was Charlie Engle housed when the author visited him in "Fog Count"?

3. What literary theorist said, "Western culture has mas confessional speech a prime mark of authenticity, par excellence the kind of speech in which the individual authenticates his inner truth" (164)?

4. How many books were the prisoners allowed in their cells where Charlie was held, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?

5. Who did James Earl Ray assassinate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the author describe the maid doing in Madame Bovary in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

3. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?

4. Who wrote Almost Home? How is it described in the book?

5. What does "deus ex machina" mean and why does the author discuss it in "Lost Boys"?

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

7. How is Pam Hobbs described in "Lost Boys"?

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

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

10. What statement is the author making in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?

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