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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Based Upon a True Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jocelyn Dunbar use to make Khe Sahn some dresses?
(a) Burlap.
(b) Baby clothes.
(c) Silk.
(d) Trash bags.

2. Thaddeus Bristol is gagging from the smell of spray painted ______.
(a) Backdrops.
(b) Sneakers.
(c) Angel wings.
(d) Hats.

3. How long has Sedaris been in New York at the beginning of "SantaLand Diaries?"
(a) 3 months.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

4. How long was Clifford Dunbar married the first time?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 9 months.

5. How quickly could Santa and elf Sedaris get kids on and off Santa's lap on Christmas Eve?
(a) 60 seconds.
(b) 30 seconds.
(c) 45 seconds.
(d) 90 seconds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after the miraculous surgery in "Based Upon a True Story" does the boy die?

2. Sedaris says he wants to be an elf because it is a _________ career opportunity.

3. Who is the mall Santa in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?

4. What is the only thing they sell in SantaLand?

5. One afternoon they set a record at SantaLand by getting _______ people through in one hour.

(see the answer key)

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