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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the most common word used to criticize Lynch's movies?
(a) "Horrific."
(b) "Twisted."
(c) "Sick."
(d) "Boring."

2. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?
(a) A charity for homeless families.
(b) A charity for abused children.
(c) A charity for developing countries.
(d) A charity run by the church.

3. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?
(a) It is too powerful.
(b) People enjoy it.
(c) It insults those who question it.
(d) It's an integral part of the world.

4. Wallace compares the brochure's affect to a ________.
(a) Dictatorship.
(b) Hot shower.
(c) Uncomfortable chair.
(d) Car advertisement.

5. Wallace speculates that there might be a _______point to Lynch using his ex-wife's paintings in "Lost Highway."
(a) Personal.
(b) Sarcastic.
(c) Bitter.
(d) Larger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Wallace able to get into the desert competition at the state fair?

2. Other than tennis, what does Joyce enjoy?

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

4. What about Leyner's image-fiction made Wallace wonder if pop-culture is all people have become?

5. What natural disaster does Jim Edgar discuss with the press?

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