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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where had the author traveled and been infected with a human botfly?

2. Where was the bar that the author went to after she was attacked in "Morphology of the Hit"?

3. What percentage of Morgellons patients are female, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?

4. When does the author describe her trip to Tijuana and Mexicali for the literary conference in "La Frontera"?

5. Where is Jean Decety as psychologist, according to the author in "The Empathy Exams"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the road from Tijuana to Mexicali described in "La Frontera"?

2. How is El Alto described in "Pain Tours (I)"?

3. What does the author describe as her experience with a parasite under the skin in "Devil's Bait"?

4. What did the author do after the central event occurred in "Morphology of the Hit"?

5. Where did Morgellons originate, according to the author in "Devil's Bait"?

6. What is Flarf poetry?

7. How is the tour described in "Indigenous to the Hood" in "Pain Tours (I)"?

8. What is the central event in "Morphology of the Hit"?

9. How does the author describe "The Australian" (38) in "Devil's Bait"?

10. How does the author describe Tijuana in "La Frontera"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of setting in "Pain Tours" (I). What settings are described in this three-part essay? How are these settings similar? How are they different? How do these settings connect to the theme(s) of this essay?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the trial of the West Memphis Three. Who were the victims in this case? Who were the accused? What were the accused charged with? What were their sentences?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of female suffering as explored in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain." What are some examples from literature of female suffering presented by the author? What are examples from popular culture? What conclusions does the author reach regarding the depiction of female suffering?

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