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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 position does Fred Silverman hold at ABC in "Lenny Bruce: The Making of a Sitcom"?

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

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

4. What sort of adolescent should present at an awards ceremony following the honoree's speech according to the narrator of "The Recipe"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Stewart use tragic irony in "The Cult"? Why do you think he decided to use it in this story?

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

Compare and contrast the characters of Jack Kennedy and Eileen Hanson. How are the way they presented by Stewart different? How are the characters similar?

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