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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which British prime minister did HG Wells hate?
(a) Churchill.
(b) Disraeli.
(c) Thatcher.
(d) Chamberlain.

2. In his hypothetical questions, whose skull does Klosterman ask if a person would display in their home?
(a) Hitler's.
(b) Their mother's.
(c) Jesus's.
(d) His.

3. In Chapter 12, Klosterman compares Darth Vader's appeal to Luke at the end of The Empire Strike's Back to the modern pressures of a twenty-something to do what?
(a) Join the army.
(b) Get married.
(c) Have children.
(d) Go to grad school.

4. Which Star Wars film does Klosterman call the least watchable Hollywood blockbuster ever?
(a) Return of the Jedi.
(b) A New Hope.
(c) The Phantom Menace.
(d) Attack of the Clones.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Valentine make about life in Owl?

2. Which character did not disappear abruptly at some point in the final season of Saved by the Bell?

3. Which of the following is a reason Klosterman offers for why mix CD's are less effective than mix tapes?

4. What is Mitch Hrlicka's nickname?

5. In Chapter 16, what phrase does Klosterman insist must be included in any story involving a crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. What example does Klosterman offer in Eating the Dinosaur to illustrate the loss of origins in time travel?

2. Why is Laura dispirited by her interview with Walter Valentine?

3. How has the quality of the Star Wars franchise been incorrectly assessed, according to Klosterman in Chapter 12?

4. What is the value of lyrics in popular music?

5. How are some cereal icons representative of the pained desire for perfection and acceptance?

6. What is Klosterman's fascination with serial killers?

7. What essential beliefs does Generation X have, according to Chuck Klosterman?

8. What annoys Horace and his friends about Chet the dog-lover?

9. Why do sports writers hate their work?

10. Describe to conflict between alternative and mainstream country music.

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