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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?
(a) The concept was too confusing.
(b) There wants enough money invested.
(c) It succumbed to the same problems as television.
(d) People weren't interested in it.

2. What type of cinema does Wallace believe Lynch has influenced?
(a) Sci-Fi cinema.
(b) Outsider cinema.
(c) Mainstream cinema.
(d) Chick Flick cinema.

3. Why doesn't Wallace leave his cabin on the ship?
(a) He's antisocial.
(b) He likes his room.
(c) He gets sea sick.
(d) He's agoraphobic.

4. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) Midwestern.
(b) Young.
(c) East Coast.
(d) Female.

5. Why does Wallace believe television is primarily detrimental to Americans?
(a) Because they watch so much.
(b) Because they are stupid.
(c) Because it only discusses America.
(d) Because it's selfindulgent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Wallace use to define "Lynchian"?

2. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?

3. What does Wallace observe about people dancing at a rock concert?

4. Why can't Wallace watch the car race?

5. Two women who mistake Wallace for working for Harper's Bazaar compliment him on his magazine's _________.

(see the answer key)

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