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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. What literary theorist said, "Western culture has mas confessional speech a prime mark of authenticity, par excellence the kind of speech in which the individual authenticates his inner truth" (164)?
2. How many books were the prisoners allowed in their cells where Charlie was held, according to the narrative in "Fog Count"?
3. When was Charlie convicted, according to the author in "Fog Count"?
4. What was Lazarus Lake's name when he was born?
5. When did an assistant researcher at the Tate and Lyle sugar company accidentally discover sucralose?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men?
2. How is Jessie's confession described in "Lost Boys"?
3. Where was the author visiting Charlie in "Fog Count"? How did she know this person?
4. What were the supplies that Julian took on the race in "The Immortal Horizon"?
5. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
6. What happened during Andrew Thompson's run at the Barkley Marathons in 2004?
7. The author gives "Some Important Dates in the History of Artificial Sugar" in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)." What are these dates and events?
8. How are Michael Moore's parents described in "Lost Boys"?
9. How are the Byers' described in "Lost Boys"?
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
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 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 3
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?
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