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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 256-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace describes an exchange between the hero and the villain in "Blue Velvet." What is Lynch showing the audience through this scene?
(a) That he is a good writer.
(b) That there is truth in every opinion.
(c) That there is only one hero.
(d) That there is evil in everyone.

2. According to Wallace, what elements do Lynch's films draw out?
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Unseen.
(c) Common.
(d) Dark.

3. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?
(a) It's desperate for money.
(b) It's a CIA cover.
(c) It wants something from the passenger.
(d) It's a charity organization.

4. What television show does Wallace compare the cloggers to?
(a) "The Real World."
(b) "Survivor."
(c) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
(d) "The Beverly Hillbillies."

5. In college, Wallace began to fall behind in his peers _______.
(a) Creatively.
(b) Physically.
(c) Intellectually.
(d) Mentally.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Wallace realize he is no longer a Midwesterner?

2. In the scenario Wallace describes in "E Unibus Pluram," what is the professor's belief?

3. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?

4. Wallace begins his essay on Michael Joyce, describing Joyce _______ serving a ball.

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

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