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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 were the New York filmmakers that created the Paradise Lost trilogy?
2. What is Blake Wood's profession?
3. On what day of the week does the author describe visiting Charlie in prison in "Fog Count"?
4. When are the visiting hours at the prison in "Fog Count"?
5. 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"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?
2. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?
3. Who originated the Barkley Marathons? How is this individual described?
4. Why was the author looking for quarters in her narrative in "Fog Count"?
5. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
6. How is Jessie's confession described in "Lost Boys"?
7. What statement is the author making in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?
8. How are the Byers' described in "Lost Boys"?
9. Where do the Barkley Marathons take place? How is this setting described?
10. How does the author describe Charlie when she first sees him in "Fog Count"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the narrative style in the essays contained in The Empathy Exams. From what perspective are the narratives related? Is the author's style more journalistic or more memoir? What are the effects of this narrative style on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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