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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?
(a) People feel persecuted for watching it, so they watch more.
(b) The world can't live up to the standards of television.
(c) They want to see more of the world.
(d) People become addicted.

2. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Talent.

3. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?
(a) It succumbed to the same problems as television.
(b) There wants enough money invested.
(c) The concept was too confusing.
(d) People weren't interested in it.

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

5. What does Wallace believe the criticism of "Lost Highway" will be over?
(a) The casting.
(b) The length.
(c) The attempt.
(d) The language.

Short Answer Questions

1. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.

2. Why does Wallace think he couldn't compete against some of the lower ranked professionals?

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

4. What does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" will do for Blake's career?

5. How does Wallace describe the public restrooms at the desert competition?

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