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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?
(a) The courts are bigger.
(b) The people are more competitive.
(c) The rules are different.
(d) The wind was quieter.

3. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?
(a) The windows of skyscrapers.
(b) The grids of sudoku.
(c) Lines of Midwestern geography.
(d) His dreams.

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

5. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?
(a) They are for all the people of the community.
(b) They are a good way to make money.
(c) They are pointless.
(d) They are for advertisement.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?

3. What about Leyner's image-fiction made Wallace wonder if pop-culture is all people have become?

4. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.

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

(see the answer key)

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