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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. What component of music is most important to people who don't care about good music?
(a) Bass Line.
(b) Melody.
(c) Lyrics.
(d) Back-up vocals.

2. Which generation does Klosterman acknowledge he belongs to?
(a) The Hippie Generation.
(b) The Greatest Generation.
(c) The Millenial Generation.
(d) Generation X.

3. At the end of Chapter 5, what do most of the Paradise City band members say happened in their hotel room?
(a) Nothing.
(b) They kicked their drummer out.
(c) They all got laid.
(d) They got in a fight by the pool.

4. According to Klosterman, what does The Sims force one to do?
(a) Lose hours of sleep.
(b) Examine oneself.
(c) Acknowledge personal defeat.
(d) End a personal relationship.

5. When do American's generally stop playing soccer?
(a) When they get a girlfriend.
(b) In the third grade.
(c) After college.
(d) In high school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion was Klosterman raised in?

2. In Klosterman's hypothetical newspaper scenario in Chapter 16, why does the reporter miss the Mayor's call?

3. Why did many critics dislike the end of Reality Bites?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman says that Joel's music is about accepting what?

5. In Downtown Owl, Coach Laidlaw expresses disdain for those who watch what?

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