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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wallace pass the time before boarding the cruise ship?
(a) Talking to others.
(b) Examining the ship.
(c) Reading.
(d) Eavesdropping.

2. What is Wallace's favorite feature of the bathroom?
(a) The big tub.
(b) The shiny sink.
(c) The powerful shower.
(d) The big mirror.

3. Why does Lynch rarely use minorities in his films?
(a) To avoid politics.
(b) They are set in white neighborhoods.
(c) He never thought about it.
(d) He's racist.

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

5. What does Wallace believe the criticism of "Lost Highway" will be over?
(a) The length.
(b) The attempt.
(c) The casting.
(d) The language.

6. Why doesn't Wallace get off the boat in Mexico?
(a) He wants to sleep.
(b) He is agoraphobic.
(c) He doesn't want to look like a tourist.
(d) He has a better view.

7. What does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" will do for Blake's career?
(a) End it.
(b) Revive it.
(c) Turn him into a director.
(d) Type-cast him.

8. What does Wallace realize about the brochure for the cruise when he boards the ship?
(a) It didn't over exaggerate.
(b) It was too modest.
(c) It was over exaggerated.
(d) It was advertising a different ship.

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

10. What about the Nadir has changed Wallace?
(a) The conversation.
(b) The pampering.
(c) The sea sickness.
(d) The poor treatment.

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

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

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

14. In describing Joyce's situation in tennis, Wallace compares him to a _______ player.
(a) Chess.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Football.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What activity sends other passengers running for cover?

2. Based on the brochure, what does Wallace anticipate he will do on the cruise?

3. Why does Wallace order so much room service on the ship?

4. What is special about Thursdays on the cruise ship?

5. Wallace describes an exchange between the hero and the villain in "Blue Velvet." What is Lynch showing the audience through this scene?

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