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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the author's elf name in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Usher
(b) Walrus
(c) Sleighbell
(d) Crumpet
2. What does the narrator change his elf name to when he has bad days at work in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Troll
(b) Blisters
(c) Grumpy
(d) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
3. Why does Marty have Vicki's cat put to sleep in "Jamboree"?
(a) He is allergic to cats.
(b) He believes the cat will kill his newborn baby.
(c) He hates cats.
(d) He does not think he can love the cat as much as his baby.
4. Why does Jocelyn repeatedly yell at Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) She believes it will help her understand English better.
(b) She despises Khe Sahn.
(c) She believes Khe Sahn is hard of hearing.
(d) She is always angry at Khe Sahn.
5. What is the title of the magazine the narrator's sister gives him in "Giantess"?
(a) Knocked Up and Gun Toting
(b) Giantess
(c) Trample and Crush
(d) Guns for Women
6. What is Don's legal name in "Season's Greetings...."?
(a) Don
(b) Satan Speaks
(c) Relinquish Satan
(d) Timothy, Jr.
7. What does Malison name each of the characters in his second novel in "After Malison"?
(a) Malison
(b) Smithy Smithy
(c) Professor Nobody
(d) A. Davenport
8. Where did Malison grow up in "After Malison"?
(a) New York City
(b) Rotunda Surf
(c) Chesterton
(d) Los Angeles
9. What happens to the curtains of Marilyn Notkin's apartment in "Giantess"?
(a) The narrator sets them on fire with a heat gun.
(b) The narrator tears them down because he thinks they are ugly.
(c) They are damaged by a squirrel.
(d) They are damaged by a giantess.
10. Who is the narrator in "After Malison"?
(a) Bethany
(b) Malison
(c) Professor Brouner
(d) Anastasia
11. Why is the narrator of "Jamboree" staying with his sister?
(a) His father threw him out.
(b) He cannot afford to rent his own apartment.
(c) He is looking for a new apartment.
(d) He is protecting his sister.
12. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) His affair with a Vietnamese woman
(b) His marriage to Jocelyn Dunbar
(c) His marriage to Doll Babcock
(d) The birth of their son, Kevin
13. Who is Lonnie Tipit in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) A teacher at the Dunbar children's school
(b) A Vietnamese interpreter
(c) Khe Sahn's uncle
(d) One of the Dunbars' neighbors
14. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?
(a) Orange
(b) Pink
(c) Yellow
(d) Blue
15. What is the last sight visitors see before going into Santa's house in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) The Sportswear Department
(b) The Magic Tree
(c) The maze
(d) The China Department
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?
2. Where does Marty park his motorcycle in "Jamboree"?
3. Why does the narrator drop out of school in "Jamboree"?
4. What does Lena offer the author as a gift in "The Curly Kind"?
5. What does Sedaris think every male reader of "Giantess" longs for?
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