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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 256-290.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?
(a) It's a charity organization.
(b) It wants something from the passenger.
(c) It's desperate for money.
(d) It's a CIA cover.

2. According to Wallace, why do Easterners take their vacations to be isolated?
(a) Because they are agoraphobic.
(b) Because they love nature.
(c) Because they're always around people.
(d) Because they are antisocial.

3. After discussing Hix's argument, what is Wallace's final opinion on the argument over "authors"?
(a) It's pointless.
(b) It's too confusing.
(c) Neither side is right.
(d) It's an endless argument.

4. Wallace feels ______ when walking through the boat during the storm.
(a) Clumsy.
(b) Dreamy.
(c) Overweight.
(d) Sick.

5. After seeing the distressed pigs at the livestock barns, why does Wallace feel hypocritical?
(a) Because he used to work for a barn.
(b) Because he doesn't care.
(c) Because he doesn't like pigs.
(d) Because he's craving a corndog.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Wallace's first feeling about the cruise is _______.

3. Post-structuralists believe that although the historical context can aid a text, much of it really depends on what?

4. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?

5. How does Wallace believe "Lost Highway" can be interpreted?

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