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

2. What does Wallace observe the passengers on the cruise feel the need to justify?
(a) Their lifestyle.
(b) Their self-indulgence.
(c) Their job.
(d) Their family.

3. Post-structuralists believe that although the historical context can aid a text, much of it really depends on what?
(a) The length.
(b) The hype.
(c) The reader.
(d) The language.

4. Why does Lynch urinate on trees in the middle of Los Angeles while filming "Lost Highway"?
(a) Because he's too busy to use a bathroom.
(b) Because it's in the movie.
(c) Because he despises the city.
(d) Because he likes the shock value.

5. Wallace sees that elderly people and a ship have _______ in common.
(a) Age.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Experience.
(d) Disrepair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "pamper" in the brochure for the cruise ship make him think of?

2. What is Wallace's assignment for the cruise essay?

3. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?

4. Ethically, how does Wallace feel about Conroy's essay?

5. Based on the brochure, what does Wallace anticipate he will do on the cruise?

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