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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. When did Fortune magazine tell Agee to write a journalistic piece about sharecroppers in the Deep South, according to the author in "Pain Tours (II)"?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1945.

2. What is the title of the second section in "Lost Boys"?
(a) "Sublime, Revisited."
(b) "The Case."
(c) "Ex-Votos."
(d) "San Ysidro."

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

4. What philosopher calls sentimentality a "disease of the feelings" (115)?
(a) Jim Fyke.
(b) Mark Jefferson.
(c) Michael Tanner.
(d) Adam Smith.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the 1979 op-ed called "In Defense of Sentimentality"?

2. Who attempted to shut down the Barkley Marathons due to erosion and endangered plants?

3. How many entrants are allowed to run in the Barkley Marathons each year?

4. Where is Andrew Thompson said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How were the West Memphis Three depicted and perceived by their community at the time of their trial?

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

5. What inspired the origins of the Barkley Marathons?

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

7. How does the author describe the line between pathos and melodrama in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

8. How does the author describe the word "saccharine" in the opening of "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

9. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

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

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