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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the author uncomfortable working as Exit Elf in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) He gets cold working near the open door.
(b) Children throw things at him.
(c) He doesn't want to rush people out of Santa Land.
(d) He does like to have to confront rude customers.

2. What does the narrator of "Music for Lovers" think the source of his daughter's headaches is?
(a) The music she listens to
(b) Her wisdom teeth
(c) Her new boyfriend
(d) Her amputated feet

3. Why does the narrator in "Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" encourage readers to mention his newsletter to others rather than lending them their copies of it?
(a) He is concerned about backlash from readers.
(b) He wants to remain anonymous.
(c) He wants readers to feel they are part of a special club.
(d) He wants readers to purchase his newsletter.

4. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion the editor of Giantess magazine gives the narrator in "Giantess"?
(a) Stop writing silly stories
(b) Focus his writing on extremely large women
(c) Get straight to the turn-on in his writing
(d) Focus his stories on the destruction caused by giantesses

5. Where did Don of "Don's Story" live before moving to Los Angeles?
(a) Outer Banks, North Carolina
(b) Cumberland County, North Carolina
(c) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
(d) Dallas, Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the boy in the elevator refuse the Cheetos in "The Curly Kind"?

2. What does the narrator notice about all of the people hired as elves in "Santaland Diaries"?

3. What do the siblings find in sealed boxes after their mother dies in "Barrel Fever"?

4. Who does Sedaris impersonate singing "Away in the Manger" while working with Santa Santa in "Santaland Diaries"?

5. What genre is "The Last You'll Hear from Me"?

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