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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Excerpt from Downtown Owl and Excerpt from Eating the Dinosaur.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 13, Klosterman questions the logic of the protagonists' choices in The Matrix and Vanilla Sky because why?
(a) They are absolute choices.
(b) They are heedlessly heroic.
(c) They are not bases in reality.
(d) They reflect a privileged lifestyle.

2. What does Klosterman admit The Real World consists of?
(a) People hooking up.
(b) People arguing.
(c) People trying to stay on television.
(d) People doing nothing.

3. Who is Katie in Chapter 2?
(a) Chuck's ex-girlfriend.
(b) Chuck's sim.
(c) The spokeswoman from Entertainment Arts.
(d) Chuck's neice.

4. A story about what musician does Klosterman cite in Chapter 16 for its admitted fraudulence?
(a) Ryan Adams.
(b) Billie Joe Armstrong.
(c) Ringo Starr.
(d) Michael Stipe.

5. To what abstract notion does Pamela Anderson make love, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?
(a) Sexuality.
(b) Rock and roll.
(c) America.
(d) Celebrity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What path do Gen X'ers normally choose in life, according to Klosterman in Chapter 12?

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

3. What scene from Mulholland Drive does Klosterman cite as proof of his interpretation of the plot?

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

5. The convoluted final hypothetical question of this section concerns which deceased actor?

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