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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 the cruise ship brochure frequently use the second person?
(a) To draw you in.
(b) To make you feel uncomfortable.
(c) To appear personable.
(d) To create a fantasy.

2. Wallace compares Ellery and Don Rickles in terms of ______.
(a) Personality.
(b) Rudeness.
(c) Charisma.
(d) Intelligence.

3. Why is Wallace's assigned breakfast table empty?
(a) Everyone else stayed up late.
(b) He scared the others off.
(c) He arrives late.
(d) No one likes him.

4. Why does Wallace describe Joyce in great detail to the reader?
(a) Because he assumes the reader doesn't know who Joyce is.
(b) Because Joyce is a recluse.
(c) Because Joyce changed his name.
(d) Because he didn't even know who Joyce was.

5. How does the porter react to Wallace carrying his own bag?
(a) He insists on taking it.
(b) He lets him.
(c) He scolds Wallace.
(d) He tries to stop him.

6. When does Wallace receive the cruise ship's tiny newspaper?
(a) At night.
(b) In the morning.
(c) At breakfast.
(d) In the afternoon.

7. What does Wallace believe Lynch's painting experience has helped him with?
(a) Being creative.
(b) Focusing on the beauty of a scene.
(c) Expressing stories without irony.
(d) Enhancing subtleties.

8. How does Wallace feel about the cruise director, Scott Peterson?
(a) He finds him unattractive.
(b) He finds him annoying.
(c) He finds him endearing.
(d) He finds him intelligent.

9. Where are Lynch's ex-wife's paintings displayed in "Lost Highway"?
(a) In the villain's office.
(b) In the protagonists' home.
(c) On billboards.
(d) In the courthouse.

10. Wallace compares the brochure's affect to a ________.
(a) Hot shower.
(b) Car advertisement.
(c) Uncomfortable chair.
(d) Dictatorship.

11. Wallace describes watching Lynch's movies as a(n) _______ experience.
(a) Uncomfortable.
(b) Religious.
(c) Mundane.
(d) Enjoyable.

12. What is Wallace's assignment for the cruise essay?
(a) To write his experience.
(b) To spy on a government official.
(c) To critique the service.
(d) To advertise the service.

13. Why are the stadiums empty during Joyce's qualifying matches?
(a) Because he's unknown.
(b) Because he's very unpopular.
(c) Because he's playing lower ranked players.
(d) Because it's bad weather.

14. What does Wallace observe the passengers on the cruise feel the need to justify?
(a) Their job.
(b) Their family.
(c) Their lifestyle.
(d) Their self-indulgence.

15. What does the word "pamper" in the brochure for the cruise ship make him think of?
(a) Laziness.
(b) Children.
(c) Luxury.
(d) Femininity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace believe audiences will reconsider about Pullman after "Lost Highway"?

2. What church activity on the ship does no one participate in?

3. What is the most common word used to criticize Lynch's movies?

4. What about the Dreamward catches Wallace's eye?

5. When did Wallace's style of tennis become less effective?

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