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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?
(a) Because he used to work for one.
(b) Because he is a native.
(c) Because he volunteered.
(d) Because he enjoys them.

2. What does Wallace speculate Lynch doesn't intend for "Lost Highway"?
(a) For it to make sense.
(b) For it to be successful.
(c) For it to win an award.
(d) For it to impact anyone.

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

4. How does Wallace pass the time before boarding the cruise ship?
(a) Talking to others.
(b) Eavesdropping.
(c) Examining the ship.
(d) Reading.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?

2. When did Lynch first become critically reviled?

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

4. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?

5. What is Wallace's explanation for why Midwesterners are alienated?

(see the answer key)

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