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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Wallace call his tennis style "creative"?
(a) It ignores convention.
(b) It accepts nature.
(c) It's like a dance.
(d) It is basic.

2. What is the key difference between Wallace and Antitoi?
(a) Wallace is more talented.
(b) Wallace hits the ball as hard as possible.
(c) Anitioi is stronger.
(d) Antitoi cares about tennis.

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

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

5. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?
(a) Because he's sick.
(b) Because he drank too much water.
(c) Because he has to take medication.
(d) Because he doesn't like the people he's with.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Native Companion, why doesn't she get upset about sexual harassment?

2. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

3. Wallace and other press are transported around the fair on a _______ powered tractor.

4. Two women who mistake Wallace for working for Harper's Bazaar compliment him on his magazine's _________.

5. Why was Wallace sent to the state fair?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the plot of "Lost Highway" make sense? Is it supposed to make sense?

2. Why does Wallace feel the Desert Competition is appropriate for Illinois?

3. As an adult, what does Wallace see as the purpose of carnivals?

4. Does Wallace see the events at the Desert Competition as being safe? Why or why not?

5. Why did the students argue with their professor's position that works should make no reference to a specific time period?

6. According to Wallace, what tendencies does television appeal to? Who is television's target?

7. Does Wallace agree with Hix's argument about "authors"? Why or why not?

8. According to Wallace, do writers enjoy watching television? Do writers enjoy being watched? Why do writers watch television?

9. How does sexual harassment make a clear distinction between Eastern and Midwestern women for Wallace?

10. According to Wallace, why does television seem real?

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