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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 do policemen have to give people before they arrest them?

2. Who does Seinfeld say cannot tell time?

3. What city does Seinfeld say is entertaining?

4. Where does Seinfeld say he can never find anything?

5. What does Seinfeld think it is fun to do when you are a policeman?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Seinfeld think about taxes?

2. What does Seinfeld think about malls?

3. What does Seinfeld say about lawyers?

4. What does Seinfeld think about suicide?

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

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

7. Why does Seinfeld think that men like to channel surf?

8. What does Seinfeld love about sports?

9. What does Seinfeld think about professional wrestling?

10. What does Seinfeld think about office work?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the book. Why do you think these themes are so important to the book? How does Seinfeld express these themes?

Essay Topic 2

Examine New York as a setting.

1) How does Seinfeld use the setting of New York in his comedy?

2) In what way could Seinfeld's humor be seen as New York humor?

3) How does Seinfeld use is New York style humor to appeal to a wide audience?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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