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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Wallace able to get into the desert competition at the state fair?
(a) They need more participants.
(b) There is no ID check.
(c) They think he's from a different magazine.
(d) He bribes someone.

2. Why did Wallace have a more difficult time playing tennis in New England?
(a) The courts are bigger.
(b) The people are more competitive.
(c) The wind was quieter.
(d) The rules are different.

3. Wallace describes Lynch as being "_______ ambitious."
(a) Artistically.
(b) Morally.
(c) Conceptually.
(d) Excessively.

4. What ride is Wallace kicked off of?
(a) A ride meant for the elderly.
(b) The one he vomited on.
(c) A ride meant for small children.
(d) A broken ride.

5. Why can people smoke at the Canadian Open?
(a) Because Canadians have strange rules.
(b) Because a cigarette company sponsors it.
(c) Because it helps the players concentrate.
(d) Because the audience is nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his second day of the desert competition, why does Wallace repeatedly use the bathroom?

2. Why does Wallace admire Lynch?

3. What deeper truth about the cruise line does Conroy's essay reveal to Wallace?

4. Wallace believes that Lynch's films are the most successful when what is developed?

5. Why does Wallace believe references to pop-culture are necessary?

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