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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After seeing the distressed pigs at the livestock barns, why does Wallace feel hypocritical?
(a) Because he's craving a corndog.
(b) Because he doesn't care.
(c) Because he doesn't like pigs.
(d) Because he used to work for a barn.

2. What does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" will do for Blake's career?
(a) Turn him into a director.
(b) End it.
(c) Type-cast him.
(d) Revive it.

3. What word does Wallace use to define "Lynchian"?
(a) Tomfoolery.
(b) Happy.
(c) Kitchy.
(d) Macabre.

4. Two women who mistake Wallace for working for Harper's Bazaar compliment him on his magazine's _________.
(a) Advice.
(b) Recipes.
(c) Editing.
(d) Design.

5. Where are Lynch's ex-wife's paintings displayed in "Lost Highway"?
(a) In the protagonists' home.
(b) In the villain's office.
(c) On billboards.
(d) In the courthouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the most common word used to criticize Lynch's movies?

2. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," European post-structuralists argue what about authors?

3. What theme does Richard Pryor uphold for "Lost Highway"?

4. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?

5. Why does Wallace admire Lynch?

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