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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.
(a) Talent.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Being watched.

2. Why does Wallace consider his style of playing tennis as "boring"?
(a) Because he lightly hits it.
(b) Because he doesn't make any noise.
(c) Because he shows no emotion.
(d) Because he hits the ball in the center every time.

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

4. Wallace believes people recognize pop-culture references but are _______ with them.
(a) Happy.
(b) Uncomfortable.
(c) Confused.
(d) Displeased.

5. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.
(a) Community.
(b) Rhythm.
(c) Talent.
(d) Journey.

6. Why does Lynch urinate on trees in the middle of Los Angeles while filming "Lost Highway"?
(a) Because he likes the shock value.
(b) Because he's too busy to use a bathroom.
(c) Because it's in the movie.
(d) Because he despises the city.

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

8. What word does Wallace use to define "Lynchian"?
(a) Kitchy.
(b) Happy.
(c) Macabre.
(d) Tomfoolery.

9. 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 seeing it.
(d) By looking it up.

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

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

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

13. Two women who mistake Wallace for working for Harper's Bazaar compliment him on his magazine's _________.
(a) Design.
(b) Advice.
(c) Editing.
(d) Recipes.

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

15. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) East Coast.
(b) Young.
(c) Midwestern.
(d) Female.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Wallace sent on an assignment for Harper's Magazine?

2. When did Lynch first become critically reviled?

3. Why does Wallace see fighting irony as "impossible"?

4. According to Wallace, what elements do Lynch's films draw out?

5. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?

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