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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) Trash bags.
(b) Silk.
(c) Baby clothes.
(d) Burlap.

2. What birthday is Lisa celebrating when she gets a mysterious phone call during dinner?
(a) 18.
(b) 19.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

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

4. Sedaris likes to tell customers at SantaLand that their pictures will arrive in ________.
(a) December.
(b) January.
(c) August.
(d) July.

5. How many of Santa's visitors does Sedaris estimate are adults?
(a) One fifth.
(b) One third.
(c) One half.
(d) One fourth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dinah's boyfriend?

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

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

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

5. Sedaris's father believes jobs ________.

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