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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Row Center with Thaddeus Bristol.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What time is Sedaris's plane supposed to leave in "SantaLand Diaries"?
(a) 10 p.m.
(b) 11 p.m.
(c) 9 p.m.
(d) 8 p.m.

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

3. What is the name of the town the Dunbar's live in?
(a) White Paw.
(b) South Castle.
(c) South Paw.
(d) White Castle.

4. Thaddeus Bristol compares the performance at Scottsfield Elementary School to what?
(a) Mushy stuffing.
(b) Overstuffed turkey.
(c) Stale bread.
(d) Pumpkin pie.

5. Sedaris compares Sallie Mae to a __________.
(a) Beast.
(b) Hillbilly.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) Sexy lady.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Thaddeus Bristol compare children's Christmas pageants to at the beginning of his story?

2. In a previous interview, Sedaris said he liked the ________.

3. Thaddeus Bristol says Christmas signifies these three things EXCEPT one:

4. Sedaris hopes to end every episode of "Socrates and Company" with what?

5. Christmas is causing Sedaris to have a(n) _________ in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore."

(see the answer key)

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