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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. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Charlie in prison in "Fog Count"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

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

3. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?
(a) JB.
(b) Blake.
(c) Roger.
(d) Julian.

4. Where did the author first meet Charlie Engle?
(a) The Boston Marathon.
(b) The Niagara Falls Marathon.
(c) The Barkley Marathons.
(d) The Dipsea Race.

5. Where did Charlie hit bottom, getting shots at by angry dealers, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
(a) Little Rock.
(b) Cleveland.
(c) Newport.
(d) Wichita.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did James Schlatter lick some amino acids off his fingertips and discover aspartame?

2. When is the traditional festival of Alasitas celebrated in La Paz?

3. When was Joan Didion's book Salvador published?

4. How many times had Charlie completed the Badwater Ultramarathon when the author visited him in prison in "Fog Count"?

5. Who did James Earl Ray assassinate?

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

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

4. How is Blake Wood described in "The Immortal Horizon"?

5. Why did the author attend the Barkley Marathons?

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

7. How does the author describe the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?

8. Who originated the Barkley Marathons? How is this individual described?

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

10. How does the author describe Charlie when she first sees him in "Fog Count"?

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