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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wallace begins his essay on Michael Joyce, describing Joyce _______ serving a ball.
(a) First.
(b) Easily.
(c) Clumsily.
(d) Sharply.

2. Where is Asymmetrical Productions conveniently located for Lynch?
(a) Near the set.
(b) Downtown.
(c) In his house.
(d) Next to his home.

3. Wallace describes Lynch as being "_______ ambitious."
(a) Morally.
(b) Conceptually.
(c) Artistically.
(d) Excessively.

4. Why is Wallace able to spend so much time talking to Tibor?
(a) Wallace doesn't talk to anyone else.
(b) There are no other diners.
(c) All the other diners are unfriendly.
(d) Wallace pays him.

5. Wallace sees that elderly people and a ship have _______ in common.
(a) Age.
(b) Experience.
(c) Disrepair.
(d) Nothing.

6. Wallace uses Borg as an example of ________ tennis style.
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Defensive.
(c) Tentative.
(d) Common.

7. Why doesn't Wallace leave his cabin on the ship?
(a) He's agoraphobic.
(b) He gets sea sick.
(c) He likes his room.
(d) He's antisocial.

8. Wallace uses McEnroe as an example of ________ tennis style.
(a) Joyce's.
(b) Contemporary.
(c) Defensive.
(d) Offensive.

9. Why, according to Wallace, is tennis the most demanding sport?
(a) It requires calculations of more variables.
(b) It requires more strength.
(c) It requires more practice.
(d) It requires more funding.

10. What is special about Thursdays on the cruise ship?
(a) There's a big party.
(b) It stops at a new place.
(c) It never pulls into port.
(d) There is a mandatory room-check.

11. What about the Dreamward catches Wallace's eye?
(a) Its small size.
(b) Its bright white paint.
(c) It's loud horn.
(d) It's beautiful passengers.

12. What theme does Richard Pryor uphold for "Lost Highway"?
(a) Comedy.
(b) Race.
(c) Identity crisis.
(d) Family values.

13. What does Wallace see Joyce's criticism of Brakus as?
(a) A misinterpretation.
(b) A minor incident.
(c) An over exaggeration.
(d) A factual statement.

14. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?
(a) It's a charity organization.
(b) It wants something from the passenger.
(c) It's desperate for money.
(d) It's a CIA cover.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does a representative from Guest Relations come to Wallace's cabin?

2. Why doesn't Wallace continue to play the little girl in chess?

3. According to Wallace, why does the cruise ship brochure frequently use the second person?

4. What is Wallace's favorite feature of the bathroom?

5. What frightens Wallace about his bathroom?

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