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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Christmas Means Giving.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the feeling Sedaris has for his sister Lisa at the end of "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?
(a) Pity.
(b) Frustration.
(c) Pride.
(d) Fear.

2. What is Sedaris's favorite job at SantaLand?
(a) Usher Elf.
(b) Maze Elf.
(c) Photo Elf.
(d) Pointer Elf.

3. What does Jim Timothy use as an example of waiting for a good offer?
(a) A sheep.
(b) A cow.
(c) A piglet.
(d) A horse.

4. Before visiting the church, where else has Jim Timothy recently been?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) San Francisco.

5. Where do they find the narrator's dead sons?
(a) The Cottingham's basement.
(b) A ditch.
(c) Traveling sauna.
(d) Their front yard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the mother who performed surgery on her own son say saved him in "Based Upon a True Story"?

2. What does Thaddeus Bristol say is ironically missing from each performance?

3. What does the narrator give the beggar the second Thanksgiving he comes along in "Christmas Means Giving"?

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

5. Everything about the_______ intimidates Sedaris in SantaLand.

(see the answer key)

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