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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '4: Every Dog Must Have His Every Day, Every Drunk Must Have His Drink, 0:42' and '5: Appetite for Replication, 0:56'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, the band members of Paradise City flip through stations looking for what?
(a) The new Nickelback single.
(b) A GNR tune.
(c) A commercial for their gig.
(d) All Things Considered.

2. Which two "brat pack" films does Klosterman reference in Chapter 3?
(a) Pretty in Pink and St. Elmo's Fire.
(b) Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club.
(c) The Breakfast Club and St. Elmo's Fire.
(d) Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink.

3. At the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman says that Joel's music is about accepting what?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) Love.
(c) Success.
(d) Imperfection.

4. What term does Klosterman use for the female John Cusack ideal?
(a) Unstable affection.
(b) Fake love.
(c) Delusional desire.
(d) Non-romance.

5. What separates Paradise City from other Guns-N-Roses tribute bands?
(a) They play their own instruments.
(b) They play drunk.
(c) They don't wear wigs.
(d) They have learned some bottleg Chinese Democracy tunes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Coldplay song does Klosterman mock continually in Chapter 1?

2. In the Introduction, Klosterman says his goal in writing the novel is to explain what?

3. In Chapter 4, Klosterman notes that Bruce Springsteen is a hero to what?

4. Who did Laura turn out to be about?

5. What did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?

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