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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 is Carl said to be from in "The Immortal Horizon"?
2. Where did Charlie Engle's teenage sons live when he was imprisoned?
3. How many miles did Charlie run around the prison's gravel track in July to coincide with the Badwater Ultramarathon in July, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
4. What is described in "Pain Tours (II)" as "easier than hopeless silence but braver than flight" (154)?
5. Who is said to have completed the Barkley Marathon that the author attended in "The Immortal Horizon"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who were the West Memphis Three, and what were they charged with?
2. What does the author describe the maid doing in Madame Bovary in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
3. What does "deus ex machina" mean and why does the author discuss it in "Lost Boys"?
4. How is Pam Hobbs described in "Lost Boys"?
5. What happened during Andrew Thompson's run at the Barkley Marathons in 2004?
6. How is Jessie's confession described in "Lost Boys"?
7. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
8. How were the West Memphis Three depicted and perceived by their community at the time of their trial?
9. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?
10. Who wrote Almost Home? How is it described in the book?
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
Discuss symbolism as explored in "Pain Tours (II)." What is represented by Frida Kahlo's corsets? What does the Bolivian supermarket symbolize in the second section of the essay, "Servicoi Supercompleto"? What do the writings of James Agee symbolize in the last section of the essay?
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