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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. Why does the narrator of "Diary of a Smoker" schedule a doctor's appointment?
(a) His insurance is about to expire.
(b) He wants to quit smoking.
(c) He wants cosmetic surgery.
(d) He is having health issues.

2. Who does Sedaris impersonate singing "Away in the Manger" while working with Santa Santa in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Bob Hope
(b) Etta James
(c) Santa Santa
(d) Billie Holiday

3. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?
(a) Blue
(b) Orange
(c) Pink
(d) Yellow

4. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion the editor of Giantess magazine gives the narrator in "Giantess"?
(a) Focus his stories on the destruction caused by giantesses
(b) Focus his writing on extremely large women
(c) Get straight to the turn-on in his writing
(d) Stop writing silly stories

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does a mother instruct her son to pee in "Santaland Diaries"?

2. Which of the following words/phrases is NOT part of Khe Sahn's vocabulary according to Jocelyn in "Season's Greetings..."?

3. Why does the narrator's father refuse to see his grandson in "Jamboree"?

4. Why does the narrator's mother ask her husband to go back to their house when she is headed to the hospital with pneumonia in "Diary of A Smoker"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe "the Walrus" in "Santaland Diaries".

2. What story does the narrator of "Giantess" think he and Lili should tell the man whose plate they broke?

3. Describe Marty Jr.'s appearance in "Jamboree".

4. How does the narrator of "Diary of A Smoker" feel about smoking?

5. Describe Khe Sahn's arrival at the Dunbar home in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family".

6. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar suspected of murdering Don and framing Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings..."?

7. Describe Kyle Dunbar in "Season's Greetings to Our Family and Friends".

8. What does the narrator do to Marty's motorcycle in "Jamboree"? Who does Marty believe is responsible for the damages?

9. What does the narrator's mother give him before she dies in "Barrel Fever"? Why does she give him this gift?

10. What story does Sedaris tell the little boy Riley when he throws a temper tantrum in "Santaland Diaries"?

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