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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 41-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?
(a) God.
(b) Emotions.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sun.

3. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?
(a) Traveling.
(b) Reading.
(c) Watching others.
(d) Playing sports.

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

5. In the Midwest, how are people supposed to respond to a tornado during a tennis match?
(a) Get under the benches.
(b) Go home.
(c) Gather together.
(d) Go to a nearby ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Image-Fiction a response to?

2. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

3. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.

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

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

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