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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. What is the name of the singer who desperately wants to sing at Three Deuces?
(a) Jolson.
(b) Joan.
(c) Kennedy.
(d) Ms. Maybell.

2. What type of vermin is the weal?
(a) A weasel.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A skunk.
(d) An opossum.

3. Where was Mr. Walker's corpse found?
(a) Outside in the pool.
(b) In his bed.
(c) On the kitchen table.
(d) In the television set.

4. What does the author of Slang Origins use to discover the origin of certain slang expression?
(a) Research of historical almanacs.
(b) His own common sense and friends' opinions.
(c) A credible authority.
(d) Merriam-Webster's Dictionary.

5. What is the instrument used to kill Clifford Wheel?
(a) A croquet mallet.
(b) A sword.
(c) A golf club.
(d) A large candlestick holder.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political/social ideal did Weinstein contemplate adopting?

2. What is the name of the girl Vincent is in love with?

3. What tropical island does Gauguin head off for after a fight?

4. What does Hepatitis note as not having an end?

5. Where does Leonard Handleman work?

Short Essay Questions

1. What roll does Kermit Kroll play in "The Bizarre Kidnapping"?

2. How does the essay "But Soft...Real Soft" begin and what are some arguments regarding Shakespeare that it mentions?

3. What poem is being critiqued and what does the author say about the poet's works?

4. What subject matter is covered in "Fabulous Tales and Mythical Beasts"?

5. What are some of the strange interpretations the critic pulls from O'Shawn's work?

6. Who is Claire Memling and what is Vincent Van Gogh's relationship with her?

7. How does the critic seem to speak about O'Shawn and his work? What does the critic add to O'Shawn's work?

8. Why does Diabetes get Woody Allen involved and what is Allen's response?

9. What is Three Deuces and who are some people that frequent it?

10. How did the phrase "humble pie" originate?

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