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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After "Dune," why did Lynch begin to work on smaller projects?
(a) So he could have more control.
(b) So he could educate.
(c) So he could avoid drama.
(d) So he could spend time with his family.

2. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?
(a) Because he doesn't like the people he's with.
(b) Because he drank too much water.
(c) Because he has to take medication.
(d) Because he's sick.

3. In college, Wallace began to fall behind in his peers _______.
(a) Mentally.
(b) Physically.
(c) Creatively.
(d) Intellectually.

4. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," American post-structuralists argue what about authors?
(a) The concept has some validity.
(b) The definition is wrong.
(c) The concept isn't important.
(d) There are too few.

5. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.
(a) Ethanol.
(b) Water.
(c) Horse.
(d) Solar.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Wallace imagines being on a cruise ship as similar to being where?

4. When did Wallace's style of tennis become less effective?

5. What advertising logo is hung around the Canadian Open?

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