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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 is the title of the first section of "Pain Tours (II)"?
2. What was Lazarus Lake's name when he was born?
3. What is the title of the second section in "Lost Boys"?
4. What word in "In Defense of Saccharin(e)" means obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree?
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 were the West Memphis Three depicted and perceived by their community at the time of their trial?
2. What are some of the examples of wounded women described by the author in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?
3. How does the author describe the line between pathos and melodrama in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
4. Why did the author attend the Barkley Marathons?
5. How does the author compare sentimentality and artificial sweeteners in "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
6. How does the author describe the word "saccharine" in the opening of "In Defense of Saccharine(e)"?
7. Who did Carl consider to be the major contenders in the Barkley Marathons in "The Immortal Horizon"? Why?
8. What inspired the origins of the Barkley Marathons?
9. Why was the author looking for quarters in her narrative in "Fog Count"?
10. What statement is the author making in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain"?
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 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?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of female suffering as explored in "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain." What are some examples from literature of female suffering presented by the author? What are examples from popular culture? What conclusions does the author reach regarding the depiction of female suffering?
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