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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 will the ethnicity of the fifth member on the "Five Under Five" list be?
2. What does Sheldon's monster destroy on the way to the high school in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?
3. Who should make a political plea at an awards ceremony according to the narrator of "The Recipe"?
4. Who is Maggie Lynn Pratt according to the narrator of "Five Under Five"?
5. How does Stewart try to commit suicide in "The Cult"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What sort of people are involved in "The Recipe"?
2. What do you think Stewart's purpose is in writing "The Recipe"?
3. Compare and contrast the characters of the Devil and William Gates as described in the short story.
4. Who are Fred Silverman and Lenny Bruce as described in "Lenny Bruce: the Making of a Sitcom"?
5. Do you find the final short story amusing? Why or why not?
6. What is the purpose of the last short story?
7. What message is Stewart trying to communicate in "Five Under Five"?
8. What irony is found in "The Recipe"?
9. Who is Sheldon Francis Stein in "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"?
10. Describe the relationship between Vincent and his brother, Theo, as described in "Vincent and Theo on AOL."
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Characters' names are symbolic in "Five Under Five." Choose two characters and describe what their names symbolize. Why would Stewart choose these particular names for the characters?
Essay Topic 3
Princess Diana and Mother Teresa are two famous, charitable women, yet are very different in numerous ways. Compare and contrast the two female characters by using specific examples from "Pen Pals."
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