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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 birthday is Lisa celebrating when she gets a mysterious phone call during dinner?
(a) 19.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

2. What did Sedaris see someone dressed as and handing out leaflets on Lexington Avenue?
(a) Hot dog.
(b) Dog.
(c) Taco.
(d) Camcorder.

3. Who is the most adorable elf in SantaLand?
(a) Crumpet.
(b) Sleighbell.
(c) Snowball.
(d) Puff.

4. How quickly could Santa and elf Sedaris get kids on and off Santa's lap on Christmas Eve?
(a) 90 seconds.
(b) 30 seconds.
(c) 45 seconds.
(d) 60 seconds.

5. At his cafeteria job, what list does Sedaris keep posted at his work station?
(a) Inspirational sayings.
(b) Latin vocabulary.
(c) Pin-ups.
(d) Irregular Spanish verbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dinah's boyfriend?

2. Lisa agrees to give Sedaris unlimited use of her ________ to get him to go somewhere with her on birthday.

3. Sedaris hopes to end every episode of "Socrates and Company" with what?

4. Where is David Sedaris when he sees the SantaLand ad?

5. What is the name of the street the Dunbar's live on?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sedaris find annoying about his co-workers at SantaLand?

2. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

3. What does Jocelyn report is going on with the Dunbar's daughter?

4. What is the decor of the Piccadilly Cafeteria like?

5. What happens when Sedaris goes to work at SantaLand on Christmas Eve?

6. What are some of the experiences Sedaris has with the adults who visit SantaLand?

7. What happens when Lisa drags David to a house in a poor neighborhood?

8. Why does David try to draw epiphanies from the released convicts he works with at the cafeteria?

9. What are Jocelyn Dunbar's complaints about Khe Sahn?

10. What happens when Sedaris tries to help a particularly harried mother one day?

(see the answer keys)

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