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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. At a Dixie Chicks concert in Chapter 14, Klosterman realizes who are the new teenage boys?
(a) Old men.
(b) Teenage girls.
(c) Walmart moms.
(d) Young adult males.

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

3. According to Klosterman, what is the finest time travel film?
(a) Donnie Darko.
(b) Primer.
(c) Back to the Future.
(d) Twelve Monkeys.

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 start of the Iraq War.
(d) The election of Bill Clinton.

5. What point does Valentine make about life in Owl?
(a) It passes quickly.
(b) It is more sordid than most think.
(c) Everyone experiences the same life.
(d) It is easier with God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What path do Gen X'ers normally choose in life, according to Klosterman in Chapter 12?

2. What is Mitch Hrlicka's nickname?

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

4. Which of the following is not an item Klosterman analyzes in Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs?

5. What does Julie do after getting home from her meeting with Valentine?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has the portrayal of reality in films changed between the golden age of the 1970s and today, according to Klosterman?

2. Why is serial killing a modern crime?

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

4. Why does Klosterman posit that traveling forward in time is less fraught than traveling back?

5. How does a Dixie Chicks concert reveal a cultural shift to Chuck Klosterman?

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

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

8. How was the Tori Paradox the most realistic part of Saved by the Bell?

9. How are the musicians at the Pop Music Studies conference antithetical in their remarks to the spirit of the event?

10. Why is the Pop Music Studies conference that Klosterman attends in Chapter 17 not a rocking place?

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