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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. Where did Sedaris apply for a job the day before seeing the SanatLand ad?
(a) FedEx.
(b) Mary Kay.
(c) UPS.
(d) U.S. Army.

2. What does Thaddeus Bristol compare children's Christmas pageants to at the beginning of his story?
(a) Coronary.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Candy.
(d) Crime.

3. How old is Sedaris is "SantaLand Diaries"?
(a) 23.
(b) 33.
(c) 53.
(d) 43.

4. Jocelyn Dunbar's motto is "A family is not a ___________."
(a) Charitable organization.
(b) Choice.
(c) Commune.
(d) Good time.

5. Who does Thaddeus Bristol blame for most the problems with "A Christmas Carol" performance?
(a) Acting.
(b) Staging.
(c) Director.
(d) Script.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jocelyn Dunbar use to make Khe Sahn some dresses?

2. In "Socrates and Company," Sedaris would travel the world with a _________.

3. What is the first name of Khe Sahn Dunbar's interpreter?

4. Jim Timothy describes the congregation as ___________.

5. Where is Sedaris's first job at SantaLand?

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