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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 290-318.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wallace's first feeling about the cruise is _______.
(a) Despair.
(b) Fear.
(c) Indifference.
(d) Elation.

3. What does the word "pamper" in the brochure for the cruise ship make him think of?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Children.
(c) Femininity.
(d) Luxury.

4. In describing Joyce's situation in tennis, Wallace compares him to a _______ player.
(a) Soccer.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Football.
(d) Chess.

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(c) They are outdated.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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wallace explain the incident between him and a porter on the ship?

2. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

3. What does Wallace believe is the cause for Lynch being so poorly received by critics?

4. Wallace learns that people enter the Junior Livestock Competition for ______.

5. What is Wallace's favorite feature of the bathroom?

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