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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. Who do Jewish conservatives believe is the funniest man alive according to the narrator of "The New Judaism"?

2. What does the narrator of "Breakfast at Kennedy's" find inside a darkened bunker?

3. Where are the tape recordings of the Nixon era now stored, according to "Lack of Power: the Ford Tapes"?

4. According to "The New Judaism", what threatens to devastate American Judaism by 2010?

5. What is unique about the narrator of "Breakfast at Kennedy's"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the odd drawings found in da Vinci's notebook in "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook."

2. Describe the relationship between Eileen and her children.

3. Describe the odd events captured on tape involving Gerald Ford.

4. How is the disappearance of da Vinci's notebook explained in "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook"?

5. Describe the differences between the narrator and Jack Kennedy.

6. Who is Senor Jangles as described in "Local News"?

7. What do you make of a small dog becoming so famous in "Local News"?

8. What sorts of anthropomorphic characteristics does Senor Jangles have in "Local News"?

9. Do you like Martha Stewart based on what you read in this short story? Why or why not?

10. Explain the symbolic meaning of da Vinci's lost notebook in "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall theme of "Martha Stewart's Vagina"? Is there more than one theme? Do you find it difficult to identify something as cohesive as a theme for a story so ironic and satirical?

Essay Topic 2

Princess Diana and Mother Teresa are two famous, charitable women, yet are very different in numerous ways. Compare and contrast the two female characters by using specific examples from "Pen Pals."

Essay Topic 3

Describe the experiences of Eileen in "A Very Hanson Christmas." What is it like for her to be a mother of a young musical act? What is Stewart trying to make fun of in this story? Does he succeed?

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