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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mitch Hrlicka's nickname?
(a) Hass.
(b) Vanna.
(c) Xardoz.
(d) H-Dog.

2. As a child, Dahmer would pretend he had what affliction?
(a) Multiple sclerosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Cerebral palsy.
(d) Hysterical blindness.

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

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

5. What does Klosterman insist was born in the story of the Star Wars franchise?
(a) His hatred of robots.
(b) The internet.
(c) Generation X.
(d) Agnostic spirituality.

6. What southern fast food establishment plays prominently in country music, according to Klosterman in Chapter 14?
(a) Tastee Freeze.
(b) Dairy Queen.
(c) Checkers.
(d) Krystal Burger.

7. Which chapter of this book is fictional?
(a) Appetite for Replication.
(b) Downtown Owl.
(c) 33.
(d) Eating the Dinosaur.

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

9. What sport does Walter Valentine try to get Julia to coach in Downtown Owl?
(a) Crosscountry.
(b) Competitive dance.
(c) Volleyball.
(d) Soccer.

10. The convoluted final hypothetical question of this section concerns which deceased actor?
(a) Christopher Reeve.
(b) John Ritter.
(c) Phil Hartman.
(d) Richard Pryor.

11. Why did Chet's father buy him a bar in Owl?
(a) To convince him not to reveal an affair.
(b) As a graduation present.
(c) To launder money.
(d) To get him out of Minneapolis.

12. What Star Wars character does Klosterman argue was the hero of every kid who watched the franchise?
(a) Luke Skywalker.
(b) R2-D2.
(c) Han Solo.
(d) Boba Fett.

13. In one hypothetical question, Klosterman offers the questioned a choice between a vacation in Europe or where?
(a) Narnia.
(b) The Antarctic.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The moon.

14. Which film does Klosterman like that virtually no one else seems to?
(a) Very Bad Things.
(b) Howard the Duck.
(c) Vanilla Sky.
(d) Alien 3.

15. Which Saved by the Bell actor did not take a madly divergent role after the show?
(a) Tiffani-Amber Thiessen.
(b) Dustin Diamond.
(c) Lark Voorhies.
(d) Elizabeth Berkley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is not a modern film that Klosterman cites as one of the films worth watching and discussing?

2. What era does Klosterman assault the country for romanticizing in Chapter 14?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 16, what does Klosterman say to those who hate the media?

4. Which British prime minister did HG Wells hate?

5. What term does Klosterman use in Chapter 12 to describe Gen X'ers?

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