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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. Who sings the song "Sentimental Movie" that is described in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
(a) Prince.
(b) Billy Joel.
(c) Axl Rose.
(d) Michael Jackson.

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

3. When was Joan Didion's book Salvador published?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1983.

4. What was Lazarus Lake's name when he was born?
(a) Andrew Ross.
(b) James Watson.
(c) Gary Cantrell.
(d) Michael Moore.

5. What does the maid steal from her mistress to eat every night in Madame Bovary?
(a) Apples.
(b) Cookies.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Mints.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Blake Wood earn his Ph.D.?

2. Who once said, "You are a little soul carrying around a corpse" (113)?

3. Who wrote "The Revolutionists Stop for Orangeade"?

4. Who wrote Madame Bovary and is quoted in the opening in of "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What inspired the origins of the Barkley Marathons?

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

7. Where was the author visiting Charlie in "Fog Count"? How did she know this person?

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

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

10. How is Jim described in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?

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