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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.
(a) Intellect.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Individuality.
(d) Community.

4. What does Wallace speculate Lynch doesn't intend for "Lost Highway"?
(a) For it to impact anyone.
(b) For it to be successful.
(c) For it to make sense.
(d) For it to win an award.

5. According to Wallace, what elements do Lynch's films draw out?
(a) Imaginary.
(b) Unseen.
(c) Common.
(d) Dark.

6. As a child, what did Wallace believe the purpose of carnivals was?
(a) To inspire community.
(b) To entertain him.
(c) To make money.
(d) To praise God.

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

8. What does Wallace believe about the dialogue in six hours worth of television?
(a) People can learn a lot from it.
(b) Little of substance is being said.
(c) There is too much to be digested.
(d) There are hidden jems.

9. What article of clothing distinguishes a "Kmart Person"?
(a) Their t-shirts.
(b) Their shoes.
(c) Their jewelry.
(d) Their pants.

10. According to Native Companion, why doesn't she get upset about sexual harassment?
(a) Otherwise they would harass her more.
(b) Otherwise she wouldn't have any fun.
(c) They're complimenting her.
(d) They're just kidding.

11. What television show does Wallace compare the cloggers to?
(a) "Survivor."
(b) "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
(c) "The Beverly Hillbillies."
(d) "The Real World."

12. When does Wallace realize he is no longer a Midwesterner?
(a) When he can't understand the accent.
(b) When he gets lost on a farm.
(c) When he realizes he can't enjoy the carnival.
(d) When he notices he dresses differently.

13. After seeing the distressed pigs at the livestock barns, why does Wallace feel hypocritical?
(a) Because he used to work for a barn.
(b) Because he doesn't care.
(c) Because he doesn't like pigs.
(d) Because he's craving a corndog.

14. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," American post-structuralists argue what about authors?
(a) There are too few.
(b) The concept isn't important.
(c) The definition is wrong.
(d) The concept has some validity.

15. What is Wallace's objective in describing the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" references in an episode of St. Elsewhere?
(a) Explaining that everything is interconnected.
(b) Explaining television is becoming completely self-referential.
(c) Explaining that there is a meaning behind every episode.
(d) To convey his interest in the shows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.

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

3. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?

4. Why do the students disagree with their professor in "E Unibus Pluram"?

5. What do the stall in the Expo Building sell?

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