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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wallace describe the public restrooms at the desert competition?
(a) Heavenly.
(b) Clean.
(c) Average.
(d) Disgusting.

2. Why does Lynch urinate on trees in the middle of Los Angeles while filming "Lost Highway"?
(a) Because he despises the city.
(b) Because he likes the shock value.
(c) Because it's in the movie.
(d) Because he's too busy to use a bathroom.

3. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.
(a) Briefly.
(b) Wildly.
(c) Moderately.
(d) Less than.

4. When did Wallace's style of tennis become less effective?
(a) As he got older.
(b) When he lost his hearing.
(c) As the game evolved.
(d) As everyone else got better.

5. What theme does Richard Pryor uphold for "Lost Highway"?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Family values.
(c) Race.
(d) Identity crisis.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Wallace, why do Easterners take their vacations to be isolated?

2. What does the word "pamper" in the brochure for the cruise ship make him think of?

3. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?

4. Wallace explains that Lynch's films are different from the _____ plays most Americans are used to.

5. Wallace believes the criticism of the "Twin Peaks" prequel as being based on the ________.

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