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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 suggestions are given to replace the off-color terms Stewart includes in "Microsoft Word '98"?
(a) None.
(b) Fluffy Bear.
(c) Jewishness.
(d) Suckface.

2. What distracts Stewart from the cult in "The Cult"?
(a) His baseball cards.
(b) Pollen count.
(c) His record collection.
(d) His tap dance career.

3. Who is Lenny Bruce in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?
(a) An old ventriloquist.
(b) A circus performer.
(c) A hilarious comedian.
(d) It is unclear.

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

5. What does Sheldon's monster destroy on the way to the high school in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?
(a) The streets.
(b) A Nativity and Santa display.
(c) Mailboxes.
(d) Cars and bikes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Maggie Lynn Pratt according to the narrator of "Five Under Five"?

2. Where is the " The Recipe" taken from?

3. What explanation is given to Silverman for Bruce's itching and nodding off in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?

4. "No suggestions" is given when trying to find alternative words for whom in "Microsoft Word '98"?

5. Who produces Bill Gates' "contract of servitude" according to the narrator of "The Devil and William Gates"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jon Stewart imagine himself to be in "The Cult"?

3. Where is "The Recipe" discovered?

4. What sort of people are involved in "The Recipe"?

5. Describe the concept of a "Five Under Five" list.

6. What irony is found in "The Recipe"?

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

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

9. What reason does Hitler give for wanting to vow revenge in "Adolf Hitler: the Larry King Interview"?

10. What has Stewart foretold in "The Cult"?

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