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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 138-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wallace, what elements do Lynch's films draw out?
(a) Common.
(b) Imaginary.
(c) Dark.
(d) Unseen.

2. According to Wallace, why do Midwesterners take their vacations to be around people?
(a) Because they are claustrophobic.
(b) Because they need to be complimented.
(c) Because they need to belong.
(d) Because they're isolated otherwise.

3. Wallace believes people recognize pop-culture references but are _______ with them.
(a) Confused.
(b) Displeased.
(c) Happy.
(d) Uncomfortable.

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

5. Wallace's thesis is that irony and ridicule are simultaneously entertaining and _______.
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Disparaging.
(c) Enlightening.
(d) Confusing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the students disagree with their professor in "E Unibus Pluram"?

2. What activity other than tennis does Wallace cite as using geometry?

3. When did Lynch first become critically reviled?

4. According to Native Companion, why doesn't she get upset about sexual harassment?

5. What does Wallace speculate Lynch doesn't intend for "Lost Highway"?

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