Question 1 of 25 • $2526: sem 2: 1001410: English 4 HONORS: NEW
Which excerpt from Infinite Jest best supports the inference that Hal is extremely intelligent?
Answer
A
‘My application’s not bought,’ I am telling them, calling into the darkness of the red cave that opens out before closed eyes.
B
I believe the influence of Kierkegaard on Camus is underestimated. I believe Dennis Gabor may very well have been the Antichrist. I believe Hobbes is just Rousseau in a dark mirror.
C
‘I am not just a boy who plays tennis. I have an intricate history. Experiences and feelings. I’m complex.
D
My forehead is pressed into parquet I never knew could be so cold. I am arrested. I try to be perceived as limp and pliable. My face is mashed flat; Comp.’s weight makes it hard to breathe.