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David Foster Wallace’s Postmodern Voices Answers

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Which of the following statements best describes how time progresses in the chapter?

A
Time progresses chronologically with events occurring in the order they happened.
B
Time progresses mostly chronologically with one flashback and a return to the original time.
C
Time continuously jumps around between the past and the present.
D
Time continuously speeds up to indicate the present and slows down to indicate the past.
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explanation for his extreme intelligence
B
memory associated with his comment
C
argument for getting into the university
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Which words help you understand that this passage is a flashback?

A
ate, early spring
B
distinctly, understood
C
recall, remember
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What about Harold’s characterization is nontraditional and postmodern?

A
An outsider misunderstands the narrator.
B
An outsider is telling him who he is.
C
An outsider knows more than the narrator.
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Which of the following describes the general type of information the narrator provides?

A
He gives only subjective responses to people, setting, and events.
B
He gives only objective information about people, setting, and events.
C
He gives both objective descriptions and subjective commentaries.
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Identify the following statements as either subjective voice or objective voice.“His hands come together on the conference table’s surface.” ✔ objectivesubjective“The facial creases of the shaggy middle Dean are now pursed in a kind of distanced affront, an I’m-eating-something-that-makes-me-really-appreciate-the-presence-of-whatever-I’m-drinking-along-with-it look.” objective✔ subjective“The room’s carbonated silence is now hostile.” objective✔ subjective“My uncle looks to Athletics as if puzzled. He shifts slightly in his chair.” ✔ objectivesubjective

A
✔ objective
B
subjective
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Which words best describe the narrator’s voice in this passage?uneasy and angry✔ imaginative and observanthostile and sullencreative and inattentive

A
uneasy and angry
B
✔ imaginative and observant
C
hostile and sullen
D
creative and inattentive
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What are two effects of this method of characterization? Check all that apply.

A
It makes the narrator uncooperative.
B
It makes the narrator powerless.
C
It makes the narrator dangerous.
D
It makes the reader wonder why the narrator needs to be told who he is.
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Which of the following best describes the narrator’s viewpoint throughout the passage?

A
He is frustrated by his inability to demonstrate his athletic ability.
B
He is frustrated by his inability to communicate his intelligence.
C
He is frustrated by his inability to recall a childhood experience.
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What effects does naming the deans only by their titles have?

A
It shows the narrator is interested in others.
B
It avoids presenting a subjective commentary on how the deans appear.
C
It distances the narrator and makes the deans seem less like people.

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