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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Klosterman in Chapter 12, The Empire Strikes Back celebrates what?
(a) The loss of innocence.
(b) The defeat of its characters.
(c) The friendship of its characters.
(d) The uniting of former foes.

2. What is Klosterman's personal analogy for time?
(a) A train.
(b) A cliff.
(c) A zipline.
(d) A stream.

3. Which character did not disappear abruptly at some point in the final season of Saved by the Bell?
(a) Tori.
(b) Kelli Kapowski.
(c) Lisa Turtle.
(d) Jessie Spano.

4. What social activity is Eric Nuzum passionate about?
(a) Sexual health.
(b) Free speech.
(c) Environmentalism.
(d) Health care reform.

5. Who was granola designed initially to feed?
(a) Overseas travelers.
(b) Sanitarium inmates.
(c) Horses.
(d) Nuns in seclusion.

6. What scene from Mulholland Drive does Klosterman cite as proof of his interpretation of the plot?
(a) The first sex scene.
(b) The car crash scene.
(c) The masturbation scene.
(d) The music hall scene.

7. What era does Klosterman assault the country for romanticizing in Chapter 14?
(a) The Depression.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The 1960s.
(d) The Coal Wars.

8. What does the serial killer Cowboy Mike do with Klosterman's friend Sarah?
(a) He danced with her.
(b) He bought a car from her.
(c) He confessed to her in police custody.
(d) He murdered her.

9. What did Derf write in relation to Jeffrey Dahmer?
(a) A biography.
(b) An obituary.
(c) A Time Magazine article.
(d) A comic book.

10. Sylvester Graham argued that insanity is linked to what?
(a) Food choices.
(b) Religious affiliation.
(c) Family history.
(d) Moon cycles.

11. In Chapter 12, what event does Klosterman theorize ended the second act of his generation?
(a) It is still going on.
(b) The fall of the World Trade Center.
(c) The election of Bill Clinton.
(d) The start of the Iraq War.

12. In Klosterman's hypothetical newspaper scenario in Chapter 16, why does the reporter miss the Mayor's call?
(a) He gets caught up in an episode of CHiPS.
(b) He goes to his daughter's soccer game.
(c) He is getting a Dr. Pepper.
(d) He falls asleep at his desk.

13. Which television show does Klosterman cite as an example of an important program?
(a) Frontline.
(b) Twin Peaks.
(c) X Files.
(d) The Wire.

14. Which of the following is a reason Klosterman offers for why mix CD's are less effective than mix tapes?
(a) The listener can skip songs.
(b) The CD is less durable.
(c) You cannot cut off part of a long song.
(d) Many songs are copy-protected.

15. At the end of Chapter 14, Klosterman argues that most people see life as what?
(a) An enigma.
(b) A vacation.
(c) Torture.
(d) A job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which chapter of this book is fictional?

2. Which British prime minister did HG Wells hate?

3. In one of the hypothetical questions, Klosterman discusses a person who is perfect in every way, except their only cultural reference is what film?

4. According to Klosterman, what is the finest time travel film?

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

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