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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In the Midwest, how are people supposed to respond to a tornado during a tennis match?
(a) Gather together.
(b) Go to a nearby ditch.
(c) Get under the benches.
(d) Go home.

6. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?
(a) It insults those who question it.
(b) People enjoy it.
(c) It is too powerful.
(d) It's an integral part of the world.

7. In Hix's argument, "Morte d'Author," European post-structuralists argue what about authors?
(a) The concept is arbitrary.
(b) They are outdated.
(c) They are too powerful.
(d) The concept doesn't make sense.

8. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.
(a) Wildly.
(b) Briefly.
(c) Less than.
(d) Moderately.

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

10. What does Wallace believe is the only way for an individual to define "Lynchian"?
(a) It can't be defined.
(b) By meeting Lynch.
(c) By looking it up.
(d) By seeing it.

11. Why does Wallace admire Lynch?
(a) He's loyal to his artistic vision.
(b) He's a good comedian.
(c) He's a loyal friend.
(d) He's a great director.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In college, Wallace began to fall behind in his peers _______.

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

3. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.

4. Post-structuralists believe that although the historical context can aid a text, much of it really depends on what?

5. What is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?

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