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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. Why was Puck removed from The Real World cast, according to Klosterman?
(a) He assaulted a cast member.
(b) He was too real.
(c) He broke the reality of the show.
(d) He was not charasmatic.

2. What statement at the beginning of Chapter 1 does Klosterman think will haunt him later?
(a) He is the greatest writer of his generation.
(b) America has only ten years left in it.
(c) He can never satisfy a woman.
(d) John Cusack will never win an Oscar.

3. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?
(a) Their family.
(b) Their friends.
(c) Their high school sweethearts.
(d) Europe.

4. According to Klosterman, Billy Joel is great despite what?
(a) Not being cool.
(b) Making music in the 1980s.
(c) Playing the piano.
(d) Being old.

5. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?
(a) Blur and Oasis.
(b) REM and Blind Melon.
(c) Indigo Girls and The Cranberries.
(d) Travis and Radiohead.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which band member of Paradise City is the band leader looking to replace?

2. Which two "brat pack" films does Klosterman reference in Chapter 3?

3. Which of the following characters is not referenced in Chapter 1?

4. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?

5. Between which two states does Klosterman say he wrote this book?

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