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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 sort of banter should the presenting actor and actress have at an awards ceremony?
(a) Sexual.
(b) Funny and banal.
(c) Sibling-like.
(d) Feral.

2. Characters from which other short story are referenced in "Vincent and Theo on AOL"?
(a) Lack of Power.
(b) Martha Stewart's Vagina.
(c) A Very Hanson Christmas.
(d) Breakfast at Kennedy's.

3. Who are Stewart's lieutenants in "The Cult"?
(a) Johnson and McShane.
(b) Taylor and Schwartz.
(c) McShane and Colbert.
(d) Smith and Johnson.

4. What will be happening to Generation X during 2015-2025 according to the narrator of "Five Under Five"?
(a) They will have grown children.
(b) They will be having prostate trouble.
(c) They will be taking care of their parents.
(d) Nothing.

5. To whom does Vincent pour out his heart on AOL in "Vincent and Theo on AOL"?
(a) Theo.
(b) The whole world.
(c) His mother.
(d) Jon Stewart.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose credit card is cancelled in "The Devil and Bill Gates"?

2. Whose fingerprints are exchanged with the Devil's in "The Devil and William Gates"?

3. In "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold", Sheldon pictures himself as a character in which novel?

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

5. How long is the "contract of servitude" good for in "The Devil and William Gates"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What message is Stewart trying to communicate in "Five Under Five"?

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

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

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

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

6. What explanation does Stewart give about his inaccurate predictions in "The Cult"?

7. Who are Fred Silverman and Lenny Bruce as described in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?

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

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

10. In "The Cult," how does Stewart die?

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