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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the camera located in Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) In the elf's hat
(b) In the Magic Star
(c) In the fireplace
(d) In Santa's hat

2. Where is Mrs. Dunbar, supposedly, when Don is killed in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) At her neighbor, Cherise's house
(b) At the Dunbar's home
(c) Christmas shopping
(d) In bed

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

4. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?
(a) A maid in the author's apartment complex
(b) The author's mother
(c) The author's childhood housekeeper
(d) A nanny in the author's apartment complex

5. What does the narrator change his elf name to when he has bad days at work in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Troll
(b) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
(c) Blisters
(d) Grumpy

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

7. What genre is "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family"?
(a) A speech
(b) A poem
(c) A short story
(d) A letter

8. Which of the following is NOT a behavior exhibited by parents in the photo area in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Ordering their children where to look during pictures
(b) Grooming of their children
(c) Posing their children for pictures
(d) Yelling at their children

9. How does the author meet G.L. in "The Curly Kind"?
(a) He is sent to unpack his books.
(b) He is sent to clean his blinds.
(c) He is a friend of Lena Payne's.
(d) He meets him in his apartment's elevator.

10. What is the "Oh My God, Corner" in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) The spot in Macy's where the narrator likes to stand while working as an elf.
(b) The spot in Macy's where people notice the beautiful Christmas decorations.
(c) The spot in Macy's where people realize how long the line to see Santa is.
(d) The spot in Macy's where most children vomit.

11. Why does Vicki drop out of high school in "Jamboree"?
(a) She was failing all of her classes.
(b) She was offered a recording contract.
(c) She wanted to annoy her father.
(d) She says she didn't like having to attend school during the day.

12. What does Malison name each of the characters in his second novel in "After Malison"?
(a) Professor Nobody
(b) Smithy Smithy
(c) Malison
(d) A. Davenport

13. Where does a mother instruct her son to pee in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) In the corner of Santa's house
(b) On the Magic Star
(c) On Santa's lap
(d) On the artificial snow

14. According to the narrator of "Santaland Diaries", who is "overall the cutest elf"?
(a) Puff
(b) Crumpet
(c) Sleighbell
(d) Snowball

15. What is the last sight visitors see before going into Santa's house in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) The China Department
(b) The Magic Tree
(c) The Sportswear Department
(d) The maze

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author pretend he has won in "The Curly Kind"?

2. Which of the following is NOT an item in the narrator's duffel bag in "After Malison"?

3. Who are the readers of "Giantess" magazine?

4. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion the editor of Giantess magazine gives the narrator in "Giantess"?

5. According to Jocelyn Dunbar in "Season's Greetings...", who is the most intelligent of her children"

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