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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. Wallace explains that Joyce is in the top _____ tennis players.
(a) 100.
(b) 1,000.
(c) 50.
(d) 10.

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

3. Wallace explains that Lynch's films are different from the _____ plays most Americans are used to.
(a) Morality.
(b) Shallow.
(c) Short.
(d) Comedy.

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

5. What does Wallace think will happen to Arquette because of "Lost Highway"?
(a) She will gain some respect.
(b) She will never be hired again.
(c) She will stop acting.
(d) She will become wildly successful.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wallace uses McEnroe as an example of ________ tennis style.

2. What about the ship's church service reinforces the affect of luxury?

3. What about the Nadir has changed Wallace?

4. What does Wallace see Joyce's criticism of Brakus as?

5. Ethically, how does Wallace feel about Conroy's essay?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Wallace explain Michael Joyce to the reader?

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

3. Why is the stadium at Joyce's qualifying match relatively empty?

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

5. Does Lynch's ex-wife have any role in the film? What is her relation to "Lost Highway"?

6. Why does Wallace consider tennis to be the most beautiful and demanding sport?

7. Is Wallace in good company in enjoying the activities on the ship?

8. Why doesn't Wallace leave his cabin on the cruise ship?

9. Why does Wallace say he is on the fence about Lynch casing Richard Pryor?

10. Why does Wallace time his absences from his cabin?

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