View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" says generosity can should induce feelings of _________ in others.
(a) Shame.
(b) Inspiration.
(c) Awe.
(d) Pride.

2. Thaddeus Bristol is gagging from the smell of spray painted ______.
(a) Angel wings.
(b) Backdrops.
(c) Sneakers.
(d) Hats.

3. What do the Cottinghams die from in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Starvation.

4. What is the final gift the narrator gives the beggar in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) His VCR.
(b) His wife.
(c) His liver.
(d) His sons.

5. What does Thaddeus Bristol say is ironically missing from each performance?
(a) Adorable children.
(b) Good scripts.
(c) Enthusiasm.
(d) Christmas spirit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim Timothy say Christmas is about?

2. Who is Thaddeus Bristol the most annoyed with during the Christmas performances?

3. Thaddeus Bristol says bad theater was used as torture before the invention of the _____.

4. What does Jim Timothy call the people he is addressing in the church?

5. What odor does Thaddeus Bristol complain about at the first school performance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim Timothy offer the members of the congregation if they help him?

2. Who is Jim Timothy addressing in "Based Upon A True Story"?

3. What do the Cottingham's usually send out as a Christmas card?

4. What is the purpose of the narrator's Christmas card in "Christmas Means Giving"?

5. What are Thaddeus Bristol's complaints about the performance of "A Christmas Carol"?

6. How does "Christmas Means Giving" end?

7. Whose performance receives the only compliment from Thaddeus Bristol?

8. How does Jim Timothy's studio gain the rights to real life stories?

9. What is particularly disturbing about Beth's medical contributions?

10. Why can't Jim Timothy contact the women in the church who performed the miraculous surgery?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 846 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample