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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace uses Borg as an example of ________ tennis style.
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Common.
(d) Tentative.

2. Why does Wallace get ill on his first day at the desert competition?
(a) Because he eats too much.
(b) Because he rode a rollercoaster.
(c) Because it's too hot.
(d) Because he hasn't slept.

3. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.
(a) Confusing.
(b) Disparaging.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Intelligent.

4. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?
(a) They define the terrain.
(b) They terrify people.
(c) They are massive.
(d) They don't follow rules of geometry.

5. Where was Wallace sent on an assignment for Harper's Magazine?
(a) Illinois.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Kansas.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.

3. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," European post-structuralists argue what about authors?

4. Why are the stadiums empty during Joyce's qualifying matches?

5. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?

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