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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?
(a) God.
(b) Wind.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Sun.

2. Why does Wallace believe references to pop-culture are necessary?
(a) It makes the piece more fun.
(b) He was paid to say this.
(c) It makes the work more realistic.
(d) It defines the style.

3. Gilder believes technology can be solved with ________.
(a) Less technology.
(b) More reading.
(c) More culture.
(d) More technology.

4. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?
(a) Darts.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Video games.
(d) Swimming.

5. According to Wallace, why do Easterners take their vacations to be isolated?
(a) Because they are agoraphobic.
(b) Because they love nature.
(c) Because they're always around people.
(d) Because they are antisocial.

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing sexual harassment with Native Companion, what does Wallace realize about East Coast women?

2. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.

3. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?

4. According to Wallace, how did Leyner's image-fiction attempt to solve irony?

5. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.

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