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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?
(a) They don't follow rules of geometry.
(b) They are massive.
(c) They terrify people.
(d) They define the terrain.

2. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?
(a) People become addicted.
(b) The world can't live up to the standards of television.
(c) People feel persecuted for watching it, so they watch more.
(d) They want to see more of the world.

3. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?
(a) Commercials convince people they need more products.
(b) Commercials convince people television is reality.
(c) Commercials convince people they need television.
(d) Commercials convince viewers they are smart.

4. Why does Wallace get ill on his first day at the desert competition?
(a) Because he rode a rollercoaster.
(b) Because he eats too much.
(c) Because he hasn't slept.
(d) Because it's too hot.

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

6. By the end of the state fair, what has Wallace realized about the purpose of fairs?
(a) They are for advertisement.
(b) They are a good way to make money.
(c) They are for all the people of the community.
(d) They are pointless.

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

8. Wallace believes fighting technology lies in ________.
(a) War.
(b) Imitation.
(c) Compliance.
(d) Conservatism.

9. According to Wallace, commercials make people watch more television because they want to understand the _______.
(a) Concept.
(b) Product.
(c) World.
(d) In-joke.

10. At Wallace's games, how do people respond to a tornado warning?
(a) They scatter.
(b) They get in a ditch.
(c) They gather together.
(d) They ignore it.

11. What do the stall in the Expo Building sell?
(a) Handmade crafts.
(b) State propaganda.
(c) Television infomercial products.
(d) Camping equipment.

12. In college, Wallace began to fall behind in his peers _______.
(a) Intellectually.
(b) Mentally.
(c) Physically.
(d) Creatively.

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

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

15. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.
(a) Horse.
(b) Solar.
(c) Water.
(d) Ethanol.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace attribute his tennis success to?

2. Why does Wallace call his tennis style "creative"?

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

4. After "Dune," why did Lynch begin to work on smaller projects?

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

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