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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. How old was Diego Rivera when he married Frida Kahlo?
(a) 49.
(b) 51.
(c) 43.
(d) 29.

2. Who is the maid in Madame Bovary?
(a) Emily.
(b) Margot.
(c) Maria.
(d) Felicite.

3. Who is the mother of Steve Branch?
(a) Emily Moore.
(b) Amy Wilson.
(c) Jessica Watts.
(d) Pam Hobbs.

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

5. When are the visiting hours at the prison in "Fog Count"?
(a) 8:00 - 3:00.
(b) 7:00-2:00.
(c) 9:00-5:00.
(d) 12:00-4:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. What novel does the author say she cannot help but think of when looking at Lazarus Lake in "The Immortal Horizon"?

2. When were Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera married?

3. When were the bodies of Steven Branch, Christopher Byers, and Michael Moore discovered?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Jessie's confession described in "Lost Boys"?

2. What inspired the origins of the Barkley Marathons?

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

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

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

6. Where do the Barkley Marathons take place? How is this setting described?

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

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

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

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

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