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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) 1945.
(c) 1931.
(d) 1936.

2. Who is quoted in describing a hallucination of a band of helpful Indians at the end of his three-day run of the John Muir Trail in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) Graham Huggan.
(b) Roger Watts.
(c) Jim Fyke.
(d) Brett Maune.

3. What word in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)" means obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree?
(a) Obsequious.
(b) Undulating.
(c) Sublimatory.
(d) Articulate.

4. When were the bodies of Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore discovered?
(a) July 4, 1995.
(b) May 3, 1994.
(c) March 12, 1995.
(d) May 6, 1993.

5. What is the title of the third section in "Lost Boys"?
(a) "San Ysidro."
(b) "The Place."
(c) "The Trial."
(d) "The Crime."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote the story "Wrack"?

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

4. In what Arkansas town were the bodies of Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore discovered?

5. When did Andrew Thompson finally complete the Barkley Marathons?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happened during Andrew Thompson's run at the Barkley Marathons in 2004?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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