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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 256-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Noble.

2. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) East Coast.
(b) Female.
(c) Young.
(d) Midwestern.

3. Why can people smoke at the Canadian Open?
(a) Because the audience is nervous.
(b) Because Canadians have strange rules.
(c) Because a cigarette company sponsors it.
(d) Because it helps the players concentrate.

4. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?
(a) They are a good way to make money.
(b) They are for all the people of the community.
(c) They are pointless.
(d) They are for advertisement.

5. What type of cinema does Wallace believe Lynch has influenced?
(a) Sci-Fi cinema.
(b) Outsider cinema.
(c) Chick Flick cinema.
(d) Mainstream cinema.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?

2. Where does Wallace's Celebrity Cruise start?

3. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?

4. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?

5. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?

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