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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through '6: Ten Seconds to Love, 0:71' and '7: George Will vs. Nick Hornby, 0:86'.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which song does Klosterman cite as having superior insights on a theme to Born to Run?
(a) Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
(b) On the Road to Find Out.
(c) Immigrant Song.
(d) Moving Out.

2. Between which two states does Klosterman say he wrote this book?
(a) Hope and fear.
(b) Anger and contentment.
(c) Sleep and alertness.
(d) Michigan and Indiana.

3. In his latter work, Billy Joel expresses boredom with what?
(a) America.
(b) Children.
(c) Success.
(d) Love.

4. What is something that every first-time Sim player does, according to developer Will Wright?
(a) Not get a job.
(b) Kill the Sim.
(c) Go to the bathroom on themselves.
(d) Seduce a married woman.

5. What did Woody Allen make desirable in the 1970s?
(a) Being from New York.
(b) Wit.
(c) Neuroses.
(d) Glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Klosterman do with his Sim at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Who is Katie in Chapter 2?

3. According to Klosterman, soccer forces what on children?

4. Klosterman theorizes in Chapter 2 that many who play The Sims enact what?

5. Why does Klosterman think artists like Billy Joel are largely ignored?

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