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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Khe Sahn wear to Thanksgiving dinner in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) Nothing
(b) A bikini
(c) An extremely short dress
(d) A dress Jocelyn made for her

2. What frightens the narrator most about his job as an elf in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Working the cash register
(b) Wearing an elf costume
(c) Having a child throw up on him
(d) Clocking in on one of the store's computers

3. Why was Don fired from his job at a cafeteria in "Don's Story"?
(a) He assaulted a customer.
(b) He broke too many dishes.
(c) He was rude to the customers.
(d) He spit in a customer's food.

4. Who does Vicki end up marrying in "Jamboree"?
(a) Ginger
(b) Marty
(c) Chug
(d) Drew

5. What is the only unique thing about people according to the narrator in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Our interests
(b) Our fingerprints
(c) Our minds
(d) Our DNA

Short Answer Questions

1. How did a piece of tissue become stuck in the narrator's ear in "Music for Lovers"?

2. How does the narrator attempt to keep Mrs. Peacock out of his room in "My Manuscript"?

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

4. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?

5. How do Annette and Randy spend their time together according to the narrator of "The Last You'll Hear From Me"?

(see the answer key)

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