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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 Jocelyn Dunbar use to make Khe Sahn some dresses?

2. Sedaris hopes to gain wisdom from the _______ that work at the cafeteria with him.

3. What item of Dinah's do the Sedaris girls try on?

4. What is the legal name of Jackelyn Dunbar's baby?

5. Christmas is causing Sedaris to have a(n) _________ in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore."

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is David's opinion of his sister Lisa?

5. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar being accused of baby Don's murder?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Sedaris covers the difficult topics of racism and class snobbery in his stories.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the elements of satire used throughout the story collection.

Essay Topic 3

What is the meaning behind the title for the story collection, "Holidays on Ice"?

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