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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111-137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?
(a) They scatter.
(b) They get in a ditch.
(c) They ignore it.
(d) They gather together.

2. According to Wallace, how did Leyner's image-fiction attempt to solve irony?
(a) It negated it.
(b) It embraced it.
(c) It mocked it.
(d) It ignored it.

3. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?
(a) People feel persecuted for watching it, so they watch more.
(b) The world can't live up to the standards of television.
(c) People become addicted.
(d) They want to see more of the world.

4. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.
(a) Community.
(b) Talent.
(c) Rhythm.
(d) Journey.

5. Who are the majority of the audience of the clogging competition?
(a) Other competitors.
(b) Mothers and children.
(c) Journalists.
(d) Agriculture executives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wallace call his tennis style "creative"?

2. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.

3. Wallace believes people recognize pop-culture references but are _______ with them.

4. How does Wallace describe the public restrooms at the desert competition?

5. Why does Wallace see the baton twirling competition as dangerous?

(see the answer key)

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