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

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

3. What did the narrator's sister, Vicki aspire to be when she was younger? ("Jamboree")
(a) A dancer
(b) A record producer
(c) A singer
(d) A designer

4. Who is the narrator of "Barrel Fever"?
(a) Dolph
(b) Hope
(c) Gill Pullen
(d) Dolph's mother

5. What frightens the narrator most about his job as an elf in "Santaland Diaries"?
(a) Wearing an elf costume
(b) Having a child throw up on him
(c) Working the cash register
(d) Clocking in on one of the store's computers

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the author's opinion of his mother's housekeeper's skills in "The Curly Kind"?

2. What is the "Oh My God, Corner" in "Santaland Diaries"?

3. What color does the narrator paint the baby's nursery in "Jamboree"?

4. Why does the narrator of "After Malison" lose her excitement about Malison's reading?

5. What is the author's elf name in "Santaland Diaries"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the narrator of "Giantess" expect his fellow workers to do as they are waiting in the apartment of an extremely rich client? What do they actually do?

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

4. Describe the experience of visiting the oldest Santa in "Santaland Diaries".

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

6. What disgusts the narrator of "After Malison" the most during his master's writing seminar?

7. Who is Trudy Chase in "Barrel Fever"? How does the narrator react to a phone call from Trudy?

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

9. What connection do the elves working at Santa Land have with "One Life to Live" in "Santaland Diaries"?

10. Describe the narrator's elf costume in "Santaland Diaries".

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