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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. Based on the brochure, what does Wallace anticipate he will do on the cruise?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Write.
(c) Learn about sailing.
(d) Lots of labor.

2. Why can people smoke at the Canadian Open?
(a) Because the audience is nervous.
(b) Because Canadians have strange rules.
(c) Because it helps the players concentrate.
(d) Because a cigarette company sponsors it.

3. Wallace speculates that there might be a _______point to Lynch using his ex-wife's paintings in "Lost Highway."
(a) Bitter.
(b) Larger.
(c) Personal.
(d) Sarcastic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Wallace's assigned breakfast table empty?

4. Where does Wallace's Celebrity Cruise start?

5. How does the porter react to Wallace carrying his own bag?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Wallace feel about Conroy's Celebrity Cruise essay?

2. What is Ellery supposed to represent?

3. Does Wallace believe he could have been a great tennis player? Why or why not?

4. According to Wallace, why is Joyce a professional tennis player?

5. Does Wallace enjoy ordering room service on the cruise ship? Why or why not?

6. How is morality a question in Lynch's films?

7. Why does Lynch rarely use minorities in his films?

8. Why does Wallace ultimately spend most of his time alone on the ship?

9. What does Wallace feel elderly people and the cruise ship have in common? Does he feel these two are an appropriate pairing?

10. How does Wallace anticipate he will be treated on the cruise ship? Why does he think this?

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