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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Randy Trask hitting on at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Klosterman.
(b) A groupee.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A gas station attendant.

2. At the end of Chapter 4, Klosterman says that Joel's music is about accepting what?
(a) Lots of money.
(b) Success.
(c) Love.
(d) Imperfection.

3. In Chapter 1, Klosterman jokes about which religious sect's young people carping about whether they practice?
(a) The Amish.
(b) The Davidians.
(c) The Satanists.
(d) The Mormons.

4. How does Klosterman describe his desire to protect Marilyn Monroe in Chapter 6?
(a) Paternal.
(b) Inexplicable.
(c) All-consuming.
(d) Romantic.

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

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

7. The popular use of what word is an example of generational divides in The Real World?
(a) Phat.
(b) Rad.
(c) Shizzle.
(d) Cool.

8. What does Paradise City say they get that most original bands do not?
(a) Women.
(b) Money.
(c) Applause.
(d) Free beer.

9. What separates Paradise City from other Guns-N-Roses tribute bands?
(a) They play drunk.
(b) They don't wear wigs.
(c) They play their own instruments.
(d) They have learned some bottleg Chinese Democracy tunes.

10. According to Klosterman in Chapter 1, an intellectual relationship is no different from what?
(a) A sexual one.
(b) A teacher-student dynamic.
(c) A friendship.
(d) Mutual hatred.

11. According to Klosterman, soccer forces what on children?
(a) Physical fitness.
(b) Cleats.
(c) Boredom.
(d) Equality.

12. 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 assume life should be like them.
(c) They criticize them as they would great art.
(d) They think they are capable of writing them.

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

14. In the Communications and Society class Klosterman describes in Chapter 1, what does the professor claim is indoctrination for children?
(a) Cartoons.
(b) Action figures.
(c) Breakfast.
(d) Fairy tales.

15. Which Coldplay song does Klosterman mock continually in Chapter 1?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Fix You.
(c) Clocks.
(d) Viva La Vida.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Laura turn out to be about?

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

3. According to Klosterman, Coldplay is a worst version of which two other bands?

4. How is Klosterman officially fired from his little league coaching job?

5. What does Klosterman initially suspect the Sims to be a critique of?

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