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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do the author and another elf realize about the name 'Santa' in "Santaland Diaries"?
2. Where is the camera located in Santa Land in "Santaland Diaries"?
3. What does Sedaris notice happens to the giantess characters in the stories as they grow in "Giantess"?
4. Who is the narrator of "Season's Greetings..."?
5. How does the author's bedroom differ from the rest of his childhood home in "The Curly Kind"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the narrator of "Diary of A Smoker" feel about smoking?
2. What do IV and PCD stand for in "Barrel Fever"? What is the significance of these acronyms for the narrator?
3. Describe "the Walrus" in "Santaland Diaries".
4. 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?
5. What story does the narrator of "Giantess" think he and Lili should tell the man whose plate they broke?
6. How does the narrator deal with parents requesting to visit a Santa of a certain race in "Santaland Diaries"?
7. Which elf duty is the narrator's least favorite in "Santaland Diaries"? Why does he feel this way?
8. How does the author feel about adults who dress in costumes for their jobs in "Santaland Diaries"? How does he believe he will be different if he is hired as one of Santa's elves?
9. Describe the scene in Macy's on Christmas Eve in "Santaland Diaries".
10. Describe the experience of visiting the oldest Santa in "Santaland Diaries".
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Two of Sedaris' stories in "Barrel Fever" ("Glen's Homophobia Newsletter" and "Season's Greetings to our Family and Friends") are written as letters. In your essay,
1) discuss how letters are typically used by people,
2) discuss how Sedaris uses the genre of the letter in each of these stories, and
3) analyze the statement the author is trying to make about the genre of the letter.
Be sure to use evidence from the stories to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 2
The titles of many of the stories in "Barrel Fever" have an ironic twist to them. Select three of the following stories and discuss how the title of each story reflects an irony presented in the story.
1) "Parade"
2) "Music for Lovers"
3) "We Get Along"
4) "Firestone"
5) "After Malison"
6) "Barrel Fever"
Be sure to use evidence from the stories to support your ideas.
Essay Topic 3
While David Sedaris' stories are often described as sharp and cutting, they also offer a level of empathy and kindness towards their characters. Select 2 of the stories where Sedaris shows empathy and discuss how he shows kindness towards his characters. Compare and contrast the ways kindness is shown in each of these stories. Be sure to use evidence from the stories to support your ideas.
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