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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 realizes he can't enjoy the carnival.
(b) When he can't understand the accent.
(c) When he notices he dresses differently.
(d) When he gets lost on a farm.

2. What is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?
(a) Anitioi is stronger.
(b) Antitoi cares about tennis.
(c) Wallace is more talented.
(d) Wallace hits the ball as hard as possible.

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

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

5. What about Leyner's image-fiction made Wallace wonder if pop-culture is all people have become?
(a) Leyner's heavy use of pop-culture references.
(b) Leyner praises pop-culture.
(c) Leyner is very involved in making pop-culture.
(d) Leyner is a pop-culture character.

6. Why is Wallace able to get into the desert competition at the state fair?
(a) He bribes someone.
(b) They need more participants.
(c) They think he's from a different magazine.
(d) There is no ID check.

7. What was Image-Fiction a response to?
(a) Television's influence.
(b) The decline of the government.
(c) The rapid development of art.
(d) The surplus of nonfiction.

8. What natural disaster does Jim Edgar discuss with the press?
(a) The hurricane.
(b) The earthquake.
(c) The flood.
(d) The tornado.

9. At the beginning of "E Unibus Pluram," what does Wallace describe fiction writers as enjoying?
(a) Reading.
(b) Traveling.
(c) Watching others.
(d) Playing sports.

10. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?
(a) The windows of skyscrapers.
(b) His dreams.
(c) The grids of sudoku.
(d) Lines of Midwestern geography.

11. What ride is Wallace kicked off of?
(a) A ride meant for the elderly.
(b) A ride meant for small children.
(c) A broken ride.
(d) The one he vomited on.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Two women who mistake Wallace for working for Harper's Bazaar compliment him on his magazine's _________.

2. What does Wallace blame for his failure as a tennis player in college?

3. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.

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

5. According to Wallace, why do Midwesterners take their vacations to be around people?

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