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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which serial killer claimed pornography was detrimental to society?

2. What is does Wyndmere have instead of a park?

3. What is the first thing Klosterman asks Riley about in their Chapter 8 interview?

4. Who is Randy Trask hitting on at the beginning of Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 1, Klosterman says Nora Ephron convinced an entire generation that they should look where for a lover?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Klosterman in Chapter 4, what is Generation X's connection with coolness?

2. Why is Madonna not the sexual icon that Pamela Anderson is?

3. How are Marilyn Monroe and Pamela Anderson similar?

4. Why are amateur porn sites so popular on the internet?

5. How did Nora Ephron ruin a lot of young lives?

6. Why is Sim Chuck rejected in love?

7. At the beginning of Chapter 5, what odd existence does Klosterman describe regarding tribute bands?

8. How does Klosterman connect porn and the rise of the internet in Chapter 9?

9. What is the essential difference between a Laker philosophy and a Celtic philosophy?

10. What possible pitfalls could the release of Chinese Democracy cause for Paradise City?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the unifying worldview that runs throughout all of the essays in Sex Drugs and Cocoa Puffs. What does Klosterman think about popular culture in modern America? What is its connection to the overall cultural zeitgeist? What does it reveal about humanities wants and fears? Does Klosterman give any inkling as to his political leanings? What does he refuse to admit about himself and his personal values?

Essay Topic 2

Beginning in the first chapter and continuing throughout several essays that follow, Klosterman discusses the fake emotion and false expectations that popular culture creates. Write an essay about false reality that pop culture creates. What specific examples does Klosterman provide? How does he say these products affect generational consciousness? How have they affected his own life?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Chuck Klosterman's experiment with the video game The Sims. Why was he initially drawn to try it out? Discuss his initial critique of the game and its relationship to consumerism. What limitations to happiness does Sim Chuck have, and how does the game's developer explain these? What conclusions does Klosterman draw about live as a result of this game?

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