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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 can't Wallace watch the car race?
(a) It's too noisy.
(b) It's too dangerous.
(c) It's too long.
(d) It's not entertaining.

2. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?
(a) A charity for developing countries.
(b) A charity for homeless families.
(c) A charity for abused children.
(d) A charity run by the church.

3. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Talent.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Beauty.

4. What was surprising to Wallace about his cruise assignment?
(a) The topic.
(b) The large budget.
(c) The short notice.
(d) The time constraint.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?

2. In the scenario Wallace describes in "E Unibus Pluram," what is the professor's belief?

3. What ride is Wallace kicked off of?

4. Why, according to Wallace, is tennis the most demanding sport?

5. What does Wallace believe audiences will reconsider about Pullman after "Lost Highway"?

(see the answer key)

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