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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. How old was Frida Kahlo when she married Diego Rivera?
2. When was Charlie convicted, according to the author in "Fog Count"?
3. What Nazi commander is described as having wept at an opera staged by concentraton camp prisoners in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?
4. When did Fortune magazine tell Agee to write a journalistic piece about sharecroppers in the Deep South, according to the author in "Pain Tours (II)"?
5. How old was Dan Baglione when he ran the Barkley Marathons in 2006?
Short Essay Questions
1. How were the West Memphis Three depicted and perceived by their community at the time of their trial?
2. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?
3. What does the author describe the maid doing in Madame Bovary in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
4. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?
5. What statement is the author making in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?
6. The author gives "Some Important Dates in the History of Artificial Sugar" in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)." What are these dates and events?
7. How does the author describe the word "saccharine" in the opening of "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
8. What are some of the examples of wounded women described by the author in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?
9. How are the Byers' described in "Lost Boys"?
10. Where was the author visiting Charlie in "Fog Count"? How did she know this person?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the author define sentimentality? How can sentimentality limit empathy? How can sentimentality prompt empathy? Is sentimentality a good or bad thing? Why?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is empathy? From where does this word originate? What are its roots? How is empathy different than sympathy? Why is empathy important?
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