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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does the narrator order at the hotel bar in "After Malison"?
(a) A boilermaker
(b) A soda
(c) A daiquiri
(d) A martini
2. Why does the narrator's father refuse to see his grandson in "Jamboree"?
(a) He is upset his daughter didn't invite him to her wedding.
(b) He dislikes his son-in-law.
(c) He believes he is too young to be a grandfather.
(d) He does not want to be around his son.
3. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) The Dunbar's maid
(b) Kevin's illegitimate daughter
(c) Kevin's girlfriend
(d) Clifford's illegitimate daughter
4. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?
(a) Hope
(b) Gill Pullen
(c) Dolph's mother
(d) Dolph
5. What genre is "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family"?
(a) A speech
(b) A short story
(c) A letter
(d) A poem
Short Answer Questions
1. Where did Malison grow up in "After Malison"?
2. What does Khe Sahn wear to Thanksgiving dinner in "Season's Greetings..."?
3. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" lose her excitement about Malison's reading?
4. Who is the narrator in "After Malison"?
5. What does the narrator change his elf name to when he has bad days at work in "Santaland Diaries"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What connection do the elves working at Santa Land have with "One Life to Live" in "Santaland Diaries"?
2. Describe Khe Sahn's arrival at the Dunbar home in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family".
3. How does the narrator of "Diary of A Smoker" feel about smoking?
4. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar suspected of murdering Don and framing Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?
5. Describe Santa Santa in "Santaland Diaries".
6. What do IV and PCD stand for in "Barrel Fever"? What is the significance of these acronyms for the narrator?
7. What are the two reasons the narrator gives for boycotting Malison's reading in "After Malison"?
8. How does the narrator deal with parents requesting to visit a Santa of a certain race in "Santaland Diaries"?
9. Who is Jamboree in "Jamboree"? How does the narrator feel about him?
10. Describe the experience of visiting the oldest Santa in "Santaland Diaries".
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