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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Eileen Hanson ask for in a "P.S." in her Christmas card?
2. What does the narrator of "Martha Stewart's Vagina" say the interior vagina should be?
3. Who does Eileen Hanson state cheats the Hanson family?
4. What does the narrator of "Breakfast at Kennedy's" find inside a darkened bunker?
5. Who does the narrator of "Martha Stewart's Vagina" say can make an appearance in the vagina?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the differences between the narrator and Jack Kennedy.
2. What do you make of a small dog becoming so famous in "Local News"?
3. What do you think of the tone of "Martha Stewart's Vagina"? Do you think it's funny or offensive?
4. Describe the odd drawings found in da Vinci's notebook in "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook."
5. Why do you think Stewart, a Jew, would write in this manner about Judaism?
6. What is mentioned in "The Last Supper" about the source of the New Testament?
7. Explain the dynamics of Jesus's relationship with his disciples in "The Last Supper."
8. How is Jack Kennedy characterized in "Breakfast at Kennedy's"? Do you think this is a favorable description?
9. Explain the symbolic meaning of da Vinci's lost notebook in "Da Vinci: the Lost Notebook."
10. Describe the setting for this story as given in the beginning of "Breakfast at Kennedy's."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Historical events play a very significant role in Stewart's stories. Why do you think Stewart enjoys citing historical events as a way of making writing more humorous? Do you think real events or made-up events are funnier?
Essay Topic 2
What is the overall theme of "Martha Stewart's Vagina"? Is there more than one theme? Do you find it difficult to identify something as cohesive as a theme for a story so ironic and satirical?
Essay Topic 3
How does the narrative point of view carried through all of Stewart's short stories in this book affect the way characters are perceived by the reader? Choose three examples from Stewart's short stories to show how this third-party point of view impacts the work.
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