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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Image-Fiction a response to?
(a) The decline of the government.
(b) The rapid development of art.
(c) Television's influence.
(d) The surplus of nonfiction.

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

3. As a child, what did Wallace believe the purpose of carnivals was?
(a) To entertain him.
(b) To inspire community.
(c) To make money.
(d) To praise God.

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

5. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?
(a) Reading.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Playing sports.
(d) Watching others.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace blame for his failure as a tennis player in college?

2. What ride is Wallace kicked off of?

3. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?

4. What is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?

5. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. What connection does Wallace see between tennis, geography, and the wind?

2. Does Wallace see the events at the Desert Competition as being safe? Why or why not?

3. After listening to Governor Jim Edgar's speech, how does Wallace feel about Illinois? Why?

4. According to Wallace, what is a "Kmart Person"?

5. What does Wallace observe as ironic in television? Does he see this as detrimental? How?

6. Why was Wallace assigned to the Illinois State Fair article for Harper's?

7. How does Wallace feel about the setting for "Lost Highway"? Why does he feel this way?

8. As a child, what did Wallace believe the purpose of carnivals was?

9. Does Wallace admire Lynch? Why or why not?

10. Does Wallace's visit to the stockyard barns affect Wallace at all? Why or why not?

(see the answer keys)

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