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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. Where does Vincent van Gogh decide to eventually go to school in "Vincent and Theo on AOL"?
(a) The Art Institute.
(b) DeVry.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Parsons.

2. What offers corrections for Stewart's book in "Microsoft Word '98"?
(a) Spell-check.
(b) Stewart.
(c) His robot.
(d) Nothing.

3. What does "The Recipe" give an outline of?
(a) How to make a baby.
(b) An awards ceremony.
(c) How to succeed at marriage.
(d) Cake baking.

4. Which term accurately describes the host of a proper awards ceremony in "The Recipe"?
(a) Childlike and nurturing.
(b) Well-respected and acerbic.
(c) Hilarious.
(d) Fatherly and wise.

5. What does Stewart suggest readers should do after reading "Microsoft Word '98"?
(a) Send it to Stewart.
(b) Reread the book and make corrections.
(c) Buy another book.
(d) Burn the book.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Stewart try to escape in "The Cult"?

2. What will the ethnicity of the fifth member on the "Five Under Five" list be?

3. Which artist does Vincent van Gogh not discuss online in "Vincent and Theo on AOL"?

4. What fashion magazine is mentioned in "Five After Five"?

5. What will be happening to Generation X during 2015-2025 according to the narrator of "Five Under Five"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Vincent and his brother, Theo, as described in "Vincent and Theo on AOL."

2. Which child on the "Five Under Five" list do you find most interesting?

3. What do you think Stewart's purpose is in writing "The Recipe"?

4. Why does Silverman finally have to cancel Bruce's contract in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?

5. Describe the interview between Larry King and Adolf Hitler in Stewart's short story.

6. What is the purpose of the last short story?

7. What does Gates do in "The Devil and William Gates" in order to convince the Devil to give him all power?

8. Why does Stewart create a fake persona to pretend to be Vincent van Gogh on AOL?

9. Where is "The Recipe" discovered?

10. Compare and contrast the characters of the Devil and William Gates as described in the short story.

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