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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 83-111.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As a child, what did Wallace believe the purpose of carnivals was?
(a) To make money.
(b) To entertain him.
(c) To praise God.
(d) To inspire community.

2. Wallace explains that Harper's Magazine has a primarily _________ audience.
(a) Young.
(b) East Coast.
(c) Female.
(d) Midwestern.

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

4. Wallace studied Mathematics in college because the straight lines reminded him of what?
(a) The windows of skyscrapers.
(b) The grids of sudoku.
(c) Lines of Midwestern geography.
(d) His dreams.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After discussing sexual harassment with Native Companion, what does Wallace realize about East Coast women?

2. Wallace learns that people enter the Junior Livestock Competition for ______.

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

4. What is Wallace's objective in describing the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" references in an episode of St. Elsewhere?

5. In the Midwest, how are people supposed to respond to a tornado during a tennis match?

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