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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 319-353.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as NOT enjoying?
(a) Talking to people.
(b) Watching television.
(c) Being watched.
(d) Reading.

2. When did Lynch first become critically reviled?
(a) When he got divorced.
(b) When he started working in TV.
(c) After "Blue Velvet."
(d) After the second season of "Twin Peaks."

3. What does Wallace realize about the brochure for the cruise when he boards the ship?
(a) It was too modest.
(b) It was advertising a different ship.
(c) It was over exaggerated.
(d) It didn't over exaggerate.

4. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?
(a) God.
(b) Wind.
(c) Emotions.
(d) Sun.

5. When did Wallace's style of tennis become less effective?
(a) When he lost his hearing.
(b) As the game evolved.
(c) As everyone else got better.
(d) As he got older.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

2. What does Wallace most like about the Expo Building at the state fair?

3. When does Wallace receive the cruise ship's tiny newspaper?

4. How does the porter react to Wallace carrying his own bag?

5. How do the critics view Lynch's painting experience?

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