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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. Where does Kevin Dunbar go to college?

2. In "Dinah, the Christmas Whore" Sedaris compares mall shoppers to what?

3. What is the date of the day that Jocelyn Dunbar leaves Khe Sahn in charge of the baby?

4. What city do David and Lisa Sedaris live in?

5. According to Sedaris, Sallie Mae is located where?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Joceyln Dunbar have to say about her neighbor Cherise Clarmont-Shea?

3. What is the best experience that Sedaris has while working at SantaLand?

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

5. What does Sedaris come to realize as increasing numbers of customers go through the line at Piccadilly cafeteria?

6. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

7. What are some of the jobs Sedaris does as Crumpet the elf?

8. Where do David and Lisa Sedaris get jobs at their father's urging to gain after school employment?

9. What is the one bright spot in Jocelyn Dunbar's Christmas newsletter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the irony of the situation for the following characters: Jocelyn Dunbar, young David Sedaris and Jim Timothy.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss both the narrative tone and structure of these stories and their impact on the reader's experience.

Essay Topic 3

What is the nature of David's relationship with his sister Lisa? What purpose does her character serve in the story "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?

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