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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. To whom do the Kennedys give an "extra child"?
(a) Mother Teresa.
(b) The narrator's father.
(c) The President.
(d) Princess Diana.

2. According to the narrator of "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook," what is a possible explanation for the disappearance for da Vinci's notebook?
(a) Misplaced in a cab.
(b) A mutiny.
(c) Ripped up by a shark.
(d) Polar caps.

3. Where are the tape recordings of the Nixon era now stored, according to "Lack of Power: the Ford Tapes"?
(a) In Ford's son's garage.
(b) The British Museum.
(c) The Alamo.
(d) The White House.

4. What do the disciples in "The Last Supper" become after Jesus gives a parable?
(a) Like snakes and alligators.
(b) Like sagely men.
(c) Like kittens and puppies.
(d) Like bankers and brokers.

5. What does Al Haig give up to get Ford to sign Nixon's pardon?
(a) His favorite watch.
(b) His Cross pen.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His top hat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes to Diana's father in "Pen Pals"?

2. What sort of menu does Avram want to give the disciples in "The Last Supper"?

3. How long do the visitors in the vagina stay, according to the narrator of "Martha Stewart's Vagina"?

4. Which celebrities make a cameo in "Breakfast at Kennedy's"?

5. What does Senor Jangles say as he dies in "Local News"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Do you feel sorry for Eileen? Why or why not?

3. How is Jack Kennedy characterized in "Breakfast at Kennedy's"? Do you think this is a favorable description?

4. How does Stewart make Ford a fascinating character?

5. How does "Pen Pals" end?

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

7. Explain the dynamics of Jesus's relationship with his disciples in "The Last Supper."

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

9. Describe the relationship between Eileen and her children.

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

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