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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. How does Stewart try to escape in "The Cult"?
(a) By tapping his heels three times.
(b) Running into the closet.
(c) Through a trapdoor.
(d) He tries to go out a window

2. In "Adolf Hitler: the Larry King Interview," Hitler is interviewed by whom on television?
(a) Johnny Carson.
(b) Jay Leno.
(c) Larry King.
(d) David Letterman.

3. How long is the "contract of servitude" good for in "The Devil and William Gates"?
(a) One day.
(b) 25 years.
(c) Five months.
(d) Ten years.

4. What explanation is given to Silverman for Bruce's itching and nodding off in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?
(a) Allergy medicine.
(b) Poison ivy.
(c) Drugs.
(d) Psychosis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Stewart make fun of by writing "Five Under Five"?

2. In "The Cult," what does the leprechaun do to Captain Crunch?

3. What does Sheldon's monster destroy on the way to the high school in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?

4. Why is Bruce's contract with ABC terminated in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?

5. Who proposes that Stewart should commit suicide in "The Cult"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Silverman finally have to cancel Bruce's contract in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?

2. Where is "The Recipe" discovered?

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

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

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

6. Do you find the final short story amusing? Why or why not?

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

8. What does Sheldon discover when he reaches his high school reunion in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?

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

10. Describe the interview between Larry King and Adolf Hitler in Stewart's short story.

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