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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. Who was Stephanie Phillips's brother that drowned, according to her script in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. What was Leslie's brother diagnosed with while in Sweden, according to her narrative in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. Where did Leslie Jamison earn her Ph.D. in English literature?

4. How many classrooms were in the school where the author taught Spanish to kids in Nicaragua?

5. Where does Leslie describe going to have an abortion performed in "The Empathy Exams"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is "Checklist item 31" generally acknowledged as the most important in "The Empathy Exams"?

2. What is the basic case summary for Stephanie Phillips in "The Empathy Exams"?

3. Who wrote Morphology of the Folktale? What is it about?

4. How does the author describe her relationship with Dave in "The Empathy Exams"?

5. What information is related in the first case summary for Leslie Jamison in "The Empathy Exams"?

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

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

8. How did Dawn characterize the difference between doctors and nurses in "Devil's Bait"?

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

10. How does the author demonstrate the American tendency to generalize Mexico in "La Frontera"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss The Morphology of the Folktale as it is explored by the author in the essays. What are some of the literary components described from this book? How many are there? How do they connect to the author's narratives?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's struggles with Dave in the first essay. How did these personal struggles change the author's perceptions of empathy? How did they shape her understanding of pain and suffering? In what ways did the author evolve through this situation?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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