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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 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 pays him.
(d) Wallace doesn't talk to anyone else.

2. Why does Wallace explain the incident between him and a porter on the ship?
(a) To illustrate the luxury of the ship.
(b) To complain about the service.
(c) To create a metaphor.
(d) To show his conversational abilities.

3. What advertising logo is hung around the Canadian Open?
(a) A flower.
(b) A star.
(c) A red flag.
(d) A cat.

4. What activity sends other passengers running for cover?
(a) Darts.
(b) Skeet shooting.
(c) Bowling.
(d) Ping pong.

5. What church activity on the ship does no one participate in?
(a) Baptism.
(b) Communion.
(c) Singing.
(d) Wedding vow renewals.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace decide to take advantage of in his last days on the cruise ship?

2. Wallace feels ______ when walking through the boat during the storm.

3. Wallace uses Borg as an example of ________ tennis style.

4. Why does Wallace lay all his writing material out on his bed?

5. Wallace explains that despite Joyce's youthful appearance, he wears a ______ expression on his face while playing.

Short Essay Questions

1. In terms of irony, why does Wallace appreciate Lynch's films?

2. Does Wallace respond to the Celebrity Cruise brochure the way the brochure intends? Why?

3. Was the brochure for the cruise ship misleading? What does Wallace observe about this?

4. Why do people smoke at the Canadian Open tennis tournament?

5. Does Wallace give credit to Lynch's critics? What is his opinion of them?

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

7. How does Wallace feel about his Celebrity Cruise assignment?

8. Why does Wallace sit alone at breakfast on the cruise ship?

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

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

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