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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 138-183.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Wallace's objective in describing the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" references in an episode of St. Elsewhere?
(a) Explaining television is becoming completely self-referential.
(b) To convey his interest in the shows.
(c) Explaining that everything is interconnected.
(d) Explaining that there is a meaning behind every episode.

2. According to Wallace, what elements do Lynch's films draw out?
(a) Unseen.
(b) Common.
(c) Imaginary.
(d) Dark.

3. At the livestock barns of the fair, Wallace observes that horses are _______.
(a) Dirty.
(b) Noble.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Stupid.

4. Hix comments that he feels the post-structuralists' argument makes the concept of an author _______.
(a) Empty.
(b) Inflated.
(c) Incorrect.
(d) Perfect.

5. Wallace describes his tennis career as ______ successful.
(a) Wildly.
(b) Briefly.
(c) Less than.
(d) Moderately.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Wallace fascinated by tornados?

4. Wallace claims that television teaches viewers that _______ is the most important quality in a person.

5. What does Wallace believe is the only way for an individual to define "Lynchian"?

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