A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 113 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 138-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wallace most like about the Expo Building at the state fair?
(a) It's big.
(b) It's air conditioned.
(c) There's lots of shopping.
(d) It's quiet.

2. Hix comments that he feels the post-structuralists' argument makes the concept of an author _______.
(a) Empty.
(b) Inflated.
(c) Incorrect.
(d) Perfect.

3. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?
(a) Talking to people.
(b) Reading.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Watching television.

4. According to Wallace, why do Midwesterners take their vacations to be around people?
(a) Because they need to be complimented.
(b) Because they are claustrophobic.
(c) Because they're isolated otherwise.
(d) Because they need to belong.

5. What type of cinema does Wallace believe Lynch has influenced?
(a) Mainstream cinema.
(b) Chick Flick cinema.
(c) Sci-Fi cinema.
(d) Outsider cinema.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?

2. Who are the majority of the audience of the clogging competition?

3. What does Wallace observe about people dancing at a rock concert?

4. What television show does Wallace compare the cloggers to?

5. Wallace explains that "Kmart People" can only be found in ________.

(see the answer key)

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