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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 of the following is not a frequent topic of conversation from Horace and his friends?
(a) Dying friends.
(b) The new interstate.
(c) Walter Mondale.
(d) The weather.

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

3. What topic of conversation did Gacy continuously bring up with Nuzum in their phone calls?
(a) The existence of God.
(b) Movies.
(c) Nuzum's marriage.
(d) His innocence.

4. Which of the following was not a former mascot for Owl High?
(a) Satans.
(b) Owls.
(c) Eagles.
(d) Normans.

5. According to Klosterman in Chapter 16, why do copy editors insert false information into a news story?
(a) To discredit a writer.
(b) To play with readers for fun.
(c) In the name of fairness.
(d) To push an agenda.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Klosterman personally feel about the Pop Music Studies conference?

2. What southern fast food establishment plays prominently in country music, according to Klosterman in Chapter 14?

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?

4. What scene from Mulholland Drive does Klosterman cite as proof of his interpretation of the plot?

5. In Chapter 16, Klosterman points out that what type of writers hate their jobs?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Luke Skywalker's relationship with Darth Vader a familiar relationship to Gen X'ers?

3. Why is being a serial killer more authentic than being a regular celebrity?

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

5. How was granola developed?

6. How does the timing of sources affect bias in the news, according to Klosterman?

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

8. How do page designers affect the news?

9. What disagreement does Chuck Klosterman with critics regarding Vanilla Sky?

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

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