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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 wrote Morphology of the Folktale?

2. What is described in "Pain Tours (I)" as a disease one calls "the uniting of dust in the lungs" (81)?

3. Who wrote Theory of Moral Sentiments?

4. What is the opening line for the character of Stephanie Phillips, according to the narrative in "The Empathy Exams" (11)?

5. How many men are said to have been eaten by the mountain with the silver mines in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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

4. What is Flarf poetry?

5. Why does the author say she made Dr. M a villain in her story in "The Empathy Exams"?

6. How is San Ysidro described in "La Frontera"?

7. What statue is described on the mining tour in "Pain Tours (I)"?

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

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

10. What is a medical actor? How is this job described by the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of poverty/slum tourism in The Empathy Exams. How is this theme developed through setting in the author's narratives? How is it developed through characterization? How is it developed through metaphor and action?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss three examples of metaphor in The Empathy Exams. What things/concepts are being compared? How do you relate to the metaphor? What effect does this metaphor have on the reader?

Essay Topic 3

How does the author define sentimentality? How can sentimentality limit empathy? How can sentimentality prompt empathy? Is sentimentality a good or bad thing? Why?

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