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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 say it says when someone buys you a paperweight?

2. What is the title of this chapter?

3. What does Seinfeld think all men are?

4. Which of the following is an example of a bad gift?

5. What does the little man at the terminal tell people how to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Seinfeld think people are uncomfortable when they are naked?

2. Why does Seinfeld not believe that dry cleaning exists?

3. How does Seinfeld treat the friends he does not like?

4. What is the difference between men and women when they buy clothes?

5. What does Seinfeld find confusing about limos?

6. Why does Seinfeld believe that the suit is the uniform of all men?

7. Why does Seinfeld find it strange that people lock up their dirty clothes when they go to the gym?

8. What does Seinfeld think about answering machines?

9. Why does Seinfeld think that fix up dates are the worst kind of dates?

10. What does Seinfeld think is the difference between men and women when it comes to sex?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How has Seinfeld constructed his persona over the years? Was his early comedic persona different to what it is now? How of his real self does he allow into his performance?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what way could Seinfeld's humor be called typical New York humor? What ideas is Seinfeld trying to express through his humor? How important is it for Jerry to make the audience identify with his personality and life to make them laugh?

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