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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Wallace learns that people enter the Junior Livestock Competition for ______.
(a) Pride.
(b) Fame.
(c) Money.
(d) Their parents.

6. While on the set of "Lost Highway," why does Wallace rarely see Lynch?
(a) He's busy.
(b) He's in a disguise.
(c) He's never there.
(d) He's in his trailer.

7. Why do the students disagree with their professor in "E Unibus Pluram"?
(a) They believe all writing must take place in a specific time.
(b) They believe writing is better when it's not time specific.
(c) They believe writing should be composed primarily of historical references.
(d) They believe their professor is always right.

8. 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."

9. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?
(a) Because he volunteered.
(b) Because he enjoys them.
(c) Because he used to work for one.
(d) Because he is a native.

10. Hix comments that he feels the post-structuralists' argument makes the concept of an author _______.
(a) Perfect.
(b) Incorrect.
(c) Empty.
(d) Inflated.

11. What does Wallace observe about people dancing at a rock concert?
(a) They're too old to be dancing.
(b) They're not having as much fun as cloggers.
(c) They're dirty.
(d) They're can't dance.

12. Wallace isn't sure what _____ everyone at the car race is waiting for.
(a) Event.
(b) News.
(c) Food.
(d) Victory.

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

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

15. Wallace explains that "Kmart People" can only be found in ________.
(a) The Midwest.
(b) His town.
(c) Expo Centers.
(d) State fairs.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Wallace, how did Leyner's image-fiction attempt to solve irony?

3. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?

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

5. What does Wallace speculate Lynch doesn't intend for "Lost Highway"?

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