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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. What does the narrator of "Martha Stewart's Vagina" say is the "centerpiece of your personal style"?
(a) Underwear.
(b) The vagina.
(c) Your clothing.
(d) The nude female body.

2. What finally kills six million Jews?
(a) Panic attacks.
(b) Hitler's Final Solution.
(c) Salmonella.
(d) Hamburgers.

3. What, specifically, are Jews concerned about regarding their religion according to the narrator of "The New Judaism"?
(a) The reading is too difficult.
(b) That kids are not hearing about it.
(c) That it is a health hazard.
(d) It is boring.

4. In "Pen Pals," what does Diana include in her P.S.?
(a) Her phone number.
(b) That she is not crazy.
(c) Her sign.
(d) A spray of perfume.

5. The narrator of "Pen Pals" claims that who is the biggest fan of Mother Teresa?
(a) Gerald Ford.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Prince.
(d) Princess Diana.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the found manuscript about the Last Supper, according to the narrator?

2. Whose non-kosher offerings are too delicious to resist, according to the narrator of "The New Judaism"?

3. What is the style of Diana's letter to Mother Teresa?

4. What does the narrator do at the Kennedys' home?

5. Where is Senor Jangles killed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does Eileen go to rehab? What is her reaction?

3. Do you admire the Hansons? Why?

4. How does the point of view affect the reader's perspective in "Lack of Power"?

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

6. What do you think of the relationship between Senor Jangles and James MacPherson in "Local News"?

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

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

9. Which drawing in da Vinci's notebook do you think sounds the most interesting?

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

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