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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the students disagree with their professor in "E Unibus Pluram"?
(a) They believe all writing must take place in a specific time.
(b) They believe their professor is always right.
(c) They believe writing should be composed primarily of historical references.
(d) They believe writing is better when it's not time specific.

2. According to Native Companion, why doesn't she get upset about sexual harassment?
(a) They're just kidding.
(b) Otherwise she wouldn't have any fun.
(c) They're complimenting her.
(d) Otherwise they would harass her more.

3. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?
(a) They gather together.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They get in a ditch.
(d) They scatter.

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

5. What was Image-Fiction a response to?
(a) The surplus of nonfiction.
(b) Television's influence.
(c) The decline of the government.
(d) The rapid development of art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.

2. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?

3. Where was Wallace sent on an assignment for Harper's Magazine?

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

5. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?

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