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

2. Wallace speculates that there might be a _______point to Lynch using his ex-wife's paintings in "Lost Highway."
(a) Personal.
(b) Larger.
(c) Sarcastic.
(d) Bitter.

3. Wallace imagines being on a cruise ship as similar to being where?
(a) In a hotel.
(b) At home.
(c) In the womb.
(d) In heaven.

4. Why does Wallace order so much room service on the ship?
(a) He's antisocial.
(b) He has an eating disorder.
(c) It's included in the ticket price.
(d) He takes advantage of everything.

5. How does Wallace feel about the cruise director, Scott Peterson?
(a) He finds him intelligent.
(b) He finds him unattractive.
(c) He finds him annoying.
(d) He finds him endearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lynch rarely use minorities in his films?

2. In describing Joyce's situation in tennis, Wallace compares him to a _______ player.

3. Why does Wallace describe Joyce in great detail to the reader?

4. What does Wallace observe the passengers on the cruise feel the need to justify?

5. Ethically, how does Wallace feel about Conroy's essay?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Wallace ultimately spend most of his time alone on the ship?

5. Throughout his time on the ship, does Wallace have good self-esteem? Why or why not?

6. How does Wallace anticipate he will be treated on the cruise ship? Why does he think this?

7. What does Wallace feel elderly people and the cruise ship have in common? Does he feel these two are an appropriate pairing?

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

9. Why does Lynch rarely use minorities in his films?

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

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