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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. Where is Frozen Head State Park located?

3. What is the title of the second section in "Lost Boys"?

4. What Nazi commander is described as having wept at an opera staged by concentraton camp prisoners in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)"?

5. What novel does the author say she cannot help but think of when looking at Lazarus Lake in "The Immortal Horizon"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Michael Moore's parents described in "Lost Boys"?

2. How is "Pain Tours (II)" structured?

3. How were the West Memphis Three depicted and perceived by their community at the time of their trial?

4. What inspired the origins of the Barkley Marathons?

5. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?

6. How is Blake Wood described in "The Immortal Horizon"?

7. Where do the Barkley Marathons take place? How is this setting described?

8. What are some of the examples of wounded women described by the author in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?

9. Who originated the Barkley Marathons? How is this individual described?

10. Why did the author attend the Barkley Marathons?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme/motif of physical pain in The Empathy Exams. What are examples of physical pain as described in narratives by the author? How does physical pain relate to empathy? How does it differ in that relation from mental pain?

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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