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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 is Sedaris's first job at SantaLand?
(a) Magic Star.
(b) Elf Island.
(c) Maze Elf.
(d) Photo Elf.

2. Joceylyn Dunbar compares Khe Sahn to what?
(a) Terrier.
(b) Siamese cat.
(c) Pekinese.
(d) Cockatoo.

3. At his cafeteria job, what list does Sedaris keep posted at his work station?
(a) Inspirational sayings.
(b) Pin-ups.
(c) Irregular Spanish verbs.
(d) Latin vocabulary.

4. What kind of dog plays Blitzen in the Scottsfield Elementary School performance?
(a) Great Dane.
(b) Golden retriever.
(c) Basset hound.
(d) Poodle.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sedaris's reaction to seeing the SantaLand ad?

2. What does Jim Timothy call the marriage of mini-series and holiday special?

3. According to Jim Timothy the child whose mother performed surgery was dying of _________.

4. How old is the child that the mother performed surgery on, according to Jim Timothy?

5. What kind of appliance does Jim Timothy offer each member of the church congregation?

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