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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 notice about all of the people hired as elves in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) They are all short.
(b) They are all unemployed actors.
(c) They are all 18-25 years old.
(d) They are all Caucasian.

2. 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 says she didn't like having to attend school during the day.
(d) She wanted to annoy her father.

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

4. What was Clifford's "second biggest mistake of his life" according to his wife in "Season's Greetings..."?
(a) The birth of their son, Kevin
(b) His affair with a Vietnamese woman
(c) His marriage to Jocelyn Dunbar
(d) His marriage to Doll Babcock

5. Which celebrity does the narrator feel the need to point out to visitors to Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Simone from "General Hospital"
(b) Phil Collins
(c) Walter Cronkite
(d) Goldie Hawn

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the author and another elf realize about the name 'Santa' in "Santaland Diaries"?

2. Who was Lena Payne in "The Curly Kind"?

3. What does the narrator change his elf name to when he has bad days at work in "Santaland Diaries"?

4. What did the narrator's sister, Vicki aspire to be when she was younger? ("Jamboree")

5. Where is the camera located in Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jamboree in "Jamboree"? How does the narrator feel about him?

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

3. Describe Dolph's confrontation with Alicia Cunningham in "Barrel Fever".

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

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

6. How does the narrator deal with parents requesting to visit a Santa of a certain race in "Santaland Diaries"?

7. How does the narrator of "Barrel Fever" feel about the word "nice"? Why does he feel this way?

8. Describe the scene in Macy's on Christmas Eve in "Santaland Diaries".

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

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

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