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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 213-255.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Wallace believe is the cause for Lynch being so poorly received by critics?
(a) He's failed so many times.
(b) They don't understand him.
(c) They have a personal grudge.
(d) They are used to other films.

2. What does Wallace think will happen to Arquette because of "Lost Highway"?
(a) She will become wildly successful.
(b) She will gain some respect.
(c) She will never be hired again.
(d) She will stop acting.

3. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.
(a) Product.
(b) Concept.
(c) In-joke.
(d) World.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" can be interpreted?

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

3. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.

4. Wallace believes the criticism of the "Twin Peaks" prequel as being based on the ________.

5. Which player does Wallace explain is the most famous of the contemporary power baseline players?

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