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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?
(a) Little of substance is being said.
(b) There is too much to be digested.
(c) People can learn a lot from it.
(d) There are hidden jems.

2. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?
(a) Watching television.
(b) Being watched.
(c) Reading.
(d) Talking to people.

3. Why does Wallace believe references to pop-culture are necessary?
(a) He was paid to say this.
(b) It makes the work more realistic.
(c) It makes the piece more fun.
(d) It defines the style.

4. Gilder believes technology can be solved with ________.
(a) More culture.
(b) Less technology.
(c) More technology.
(d) More reading.

5. After discussing sexual harassment with Native Companion, what does Wallace realize about East Coast women?
(a) They don't enjoy anything.
(b) They never get harassed.
(c) They are afraid of men.
(d) They enjoy complaining.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.

2. In college, Wallace began to fall behind in his peers _______.

3. According to Wallace, how did Leyner's image-fiction attempt to solve irony?

4. What is Wallace's objective in describing the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" references in an episode of St. Elsewhere?

5. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?

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