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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) East Coast.
(b) Midwestern.
(c) Young.
(d) Female.

2. What does Wallace blame for his failure as a tennis player in college?
(a) The lack of equipment.
(b) Windscreens on the court.
(c) The pressure from coaches.
(d) The overwhelming academic work.

3. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?
(a) The windows of skyscrapers.
(b) Lines of Midwestern geography.
(c) His dreams.
(d) The grids of sudoku.

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

5. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?
(a) A charity run by the church.
(b) A charity for homeless families.
(c) A charity for developing countries.
(d) A charity for abused children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.

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

3. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

4. Why does Wallace believe television is primarily detrimental to Americans?

5. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?

(see the answer key)

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