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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Wallace consider his style of playing tennis as "boring"?
(a) Because he lightly hits it.
(b) Because he doesn't make any noise.
(c) Because he hits the ball in the center every time.
(d) Because he shows no emotion.

3. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?
(a) The rules are different.
(b) The courts are bigger.
(c) The wind was quieter.
(d) The people are more competitive.

4. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?
(a) Commercials convince viewers they are smart.
(b) Commercials convince people they need television.
(c) Commercials convince people television is reality.
(d) Commercials convince people they need more products.

5. Who are the majority of the audience of the clogging competition?
(a) Other competitors.
(b) Journalists.
(c) Mothers and children.
(d) Agriculture executives.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hix comments that he feels the post-structuralists' argument makes the concept of an author _______.

2. As a child, what did Wallace believe the purpose of carnivals was?

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

4. Why does Wallace admire Lynch?

5. What type of cinema does Wallace believe Lynch has influenced?

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