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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which serial killer claimed pornography was detrimental to society?
(a) Ted Bundy.
(b) Charles Manson.
(c) John Wayne Gacy.
(d) David Berkowitz.

3. How does Klosterman think Big Brother would have survived?
(a) If there was mroe arguing.
(b) If more cast members slept together.
(c) If there was a soundtrack.
(d) If someone died.

4. Why does Klosterman think artists like Billy Joel are largely ignored?
(a) They are short.
(b) They write for working-class folk.
(c) They personalities are forgettable.
(d) They write forgettable music.

5. What is the unifying theme of all of Billy Joel's music?
(a) Blue collar life.
(b) Family.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Sex.

6. Which word is Klosterman astounded to find so prevalent around internet pornography at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Teens.
(b) Housewife.
(c) Granny.
(d) Bisexual.

7. What is the mistake Klosterman's friends make when they watch romantic comedies and maudlin family dramas?
(a) They dismiss them out of hand.
(b) They think they are capable of writing them.
(c) They assume life should be like them.
(d) They criticize them as they would great art.

8. Klosterman believes that all women think John Cusack is really his character from which film?
(a) High Fidelity.
(b) Say Anything.
(c) The Sure Thing.
(d) Con Air.

9. According to Klosterman, why is Lee a celebrity?
(a) Because everyone is a celebrity in modern America.
(b) Because of his sex tape with Anderson.
(c) Because he strives to be.
(d) Because of Motley Crue.

10. How is Klosterman officially fired from his little league coaching job?
(a) By phone call.
(b) He is not officially fired.
(c) In a one-on-one meeting.
(d) By note.

11. What is a Laker person's preferred socially-irresponsible rapper?
(a) 50 Cent.
(b) Ice Cube.
(c) Eminem.
(d) Lil' John.

12. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Klosterman believe Generations X's singular goal is?
(a) Being cool.
(b) Getting laid.
(c) Owning things.
(d) Making art.

13. According to Klosterman, the characters in The Sims are slave to what?
(a) The player
(b) Physical laws.
(c) Their needs.
(d) Nothing.

14. What has the drummer of Paradise City done recently that mystifies his bandmates?
(a) Given up drinking.
(b) Refused to play Sweet Child of Mine.
(c) Cut his hair.
(d) Gotten married.

15. What social group does Klosterman acknowledge at the end of Chapter 8 have missed the internet porn revolution?
(a) Women.
(b) Californians.
(c) Mormons.
(d) The elderly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Anderson not date sports stars, according to Klosterman in Chapter 6?

2. What term does Klosterman use for the female John Cusack ideal?

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

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

5. Which popular NBC show does Klosterman cite in this chapter as having unrealistic romantic ideals?

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