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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 183-212.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wallace believe is the only way for an individual to define "Lynchian"?
(a) By seeing it.
(b) By looking it up.
(c) It can't be defined.
(d) By meeting Lynch.

2. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," European post-structuralists argue what about authors?
(a) The concept is arbitrary.
(b) The concept doesn't make sense.
(c) They are outdated.
(d) They are too powerful.

3. What does Wallace think will happen to Arquette because of "Lost Highway"?
(a) She will gain some respect.
(b) She will stop acting.
(c) She will become wildly successful.
(d) She will never be hired again.

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

5. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," American post-structuralists argue what about authors?
(a) The concept has some validity.
(b) The concept isn't important.
(c) The definition is wrong.
(d) There are too few.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.

3. Where are Lynch's ex-wife's paintings displayed in "Lost Highway"?

4. When did Lynch first become critically reviled?

5. What word does Wallace use to define "Lynchian"?

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