Infinite Jest Quizzes

Infinite Jest Quiz #1

1 The first scene of the novel takes place in the...
entirely in James Incandenza's head

penultimate year of Subsidized Time

final year of Subsidized Time

administrative offices of Brandeis University
2 Why do the University of Arizona faculty and staff doubt the integrity of Hal's application?
His grades suspiciously jumped in his junior and senior year.

His essays are plagiarized.

They believe his grades were doctored, and two of his family members are administrators at E.T.A.

His test scores are too high.
3 What is the Incandenzas' nickname for Avril?
The Moms

The Mominator

Tall Mama

The Grammomian
4 The tennis academy is located where?
Dartmouth, MA

Brighton, MA

Allston, MA

Enfield, MA
5 What does Hal say when he toddles through the back yard holding a clump of mold?
He doesn't say anything, he's a toddler.

"I ate this."

"Delicious."

"May I eat this?"
6 Hirsute means...
pedantic

oedipal

formal

hairy
7 Why does J.O.I. pose as a "professional conversationalist"?
James is lonely, and his alcoholism alienates him from his family, so he poses as a pro conversationalist in order to be able to talk to people.

James tries to break into Hollywood by posing as a series of eccentric professionals, hoping to be hired by celebrities.

James poses as a professional conversationalist to trick his wife, Avril, into speaking to him.

Because when Hal speaks, James doesn't hear any words come out. So James tries to dupe Hal into conversing with him.
8 Where does Hal think he's going when he sees the Professional Conversationalist?
A psychiatrist

Piano lessons

The dentist

Private tennis lesson
9 Which of the following does Erdedy NOT stock up on before his marijuana binge?
Ice cream

Oreos

Frozen pineapple

Pepperidge Farm frozen chocolate cake
10 What is Erdedy's profession?
Marketing Executive

Drug dealer

Lawyer

Schoolteacher
11 Which of the following is a way Wallace claims "fathers impact sons"?
Sons answer the phone with the same intonation as their fathers.

Sons tend to dress the same as their fathers.

Sons tend to tip like their fathers in restaurants.

Sons drive with the same quirks as their fathers i.e. frequent braking, failure to use blinker.
12 What is the medical attaché's specialty?
Neuropathy

Cardiology

Gastroenterology

Dermatology
13 Why aren't there cartridges picked out for the attaché when he arrives home?
Because Wednesday nights his wife's tennis league meets

Because his wife is leaving him

Because there is a writers strike at InterLace

Because their television is broken, which actually saves the attaché's life
14 What is Prince Q_____'s favorite food?
Toblerone

Thousand Island Dressing

Carmello

Raisin Bran
15 What is Bruce Green's high school girlfriend's name?
Maria Incandenza

Mildred Bonk

Kate Gompert

Millicent LeGare
16 Hal's nickname for Mario is what?
Incster

The Marvel

Booboo

Marster
17 According to Mario, how has Avril responded to J.O.I.'s death?
Mario is worried that Avril that James's death has affected Avril's usage and syntax.

Mario feels like Avril is happier since James died.

Mario has never seen Avril stay sad for this long.

Mario is concerned that Avril is becoming agoraphobic.
18 What is Orin Incandenza's jersey number?
71

12

42

79
19 Which of the following give Orin Incandenza the howling fantods?
Cold coffee

Bald tennis balls

Cockroaches

U.H.I.D. veils
20 What is the shape of the E.T.A. building complex?
A circle

A heart

A Sierpinski triangle

An ellipse
21 According to Schtitt, junior athletics is but one facet of...
life's endless war against the community you cannot live without

life's endless war against the self you cannot live without

life's endless war against the self you cannot compete with

life's endless war against the self you've constructed in your head
22 What happens to the attaché when he plays the unmarked tape?
He takes the tape out after five minutes and finds something else to watch.

He is hypnotized by the tape and unable to leave the screen.

He leaves the apartment and takes a brisk walk.

He is so repulsed by what he sees that he jumps off his building's balcony.
23 Ortho Stice hails from where?
Kentucky

Texas

Oregon

North Carolina
24 Who is the top ranked tennis player at Enfield Academy?
Patrick Ronan

Hal Incandenza

Michael Pemulis

John Wayne
25 Why is Ortho's nickname "The Darkness"?
Because he plays best at night

Because he never turns on the lights in his room and even reads in the dark

Because he wears all black clothes

Because he's emotionally unavailable

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