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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 Seinfeld think a person needs on their feet to follow a mall map?

2. How do people know they are getting older?

3. What do policemen have to give people before they arrest them?

4. What kind of animal did Seinfeld have as a pet?

5. What does Seinfeld think life boils down to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seinfeld think about law enforcement work?

2. Why does Seinfeld think helmets are a stupid invention?

3. Why did Seinfeld not call the police when his apartment was robbed?

4. What does Seinfeld think about people walking their dogs?

5. What did Seinfeld think about fair rides as a kid?

6. What does Seinfeld love about sports?

7. What does Seinfeld think about malls?

8. Why does Seinfeld not like going to the doctors?

9. What was Seinfeld's favorite toy as a kid?

10. What does Seinfeld think about old people?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Jerry's live act developed over the years? What influence has he had on his contemporaries? Discuss a touring comedian that owes Jerry for part of his act.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following statements to develop a 500-word essay.

1) SEINLANGUAGE is a rehashing of Seinfeld's older material.

2) SEINLANGUAGE take advantage of Seinfeld's popularity and has no real significance as a book.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the serious side of Seinfeld's comedy.

1) What serious statements do you think Seinfeld makes in his book?

2) Why does good comedy often have a serious side to it?

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