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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the cafeteria where Sedaris gets a job?
(a) Piccadilly.
(b) K & W.
(c) Cambridge.
(d) Tiffany.

2. What does Khe Sahn wear to the Dunbar Thanksgiving dinner?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Silk slip.
(c) Bikini.
(d) Plastic bags.

3. What name do the Dunbar's call Jackelyn's baby?
(a) Don.
(b) Joe.
(c) Ted.
(d) John.

4. The SantaLand ad promises _________.
(a) Connections.
(b) Glamour.
(c) Good pay.
(d) Excitement.

5. How long has Sedaris been in New York at the beginning of "SantaLand Diaries?"
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 weeks.

6. SantaLand is part of Macy's ___________.
(a) Grand Central Station.
(b) Herald Square
(c) Times Square.
(d) Central Park.

7. What famous visitor to SantaLand does Sedaris point out to everyone?
(a) Chris Martin.
(b) Paul McCartney.
(c) Phil Collins.
(d) Huey Lewis.

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

9. What show does Khe Sahn watch to learn English?
(a) Evening news.
(b) Sesame Street.
(c) Law and Order.
(d) American Idol.

10. What is the legal name of Jackelyn Dunbar's baby?
(a) God Goode.
(b) Satan Speaks.
(c) Devil Dunbar.
(d) Jesus Christ.

11. What is Sedaris's elf name?
(a) Puff.
(b) Snowball.
(c) Sleighbell.
(d) Crumpet.

12. How many letters did Clifford Dunbar send to his wife while he was in the service?
(a) 1.
(b) 10.
(c) 4.
(d) 50.

13. Sedaris graciously accepts leaflets from someone dressed as a ______ .
(a) Taco.
(b) Hot dog.
(c) Camcorder.
(d) Dog.

14. Where is Khe Sahn from?
(a) Cambodia.
(b) Korea.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

15. Who is the most adorable elf in SantaLand?
(a) Crumpet.
(b) Sleighbell.
(c) Puff.
(d) Snowball.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sedaris feel for the shoppers who come to eat at the cafeteria where he works?

2. How much money does Lisa give Sedaris to get him to go somewhere with her on the birthday?

3. What is the name of Jackelyn Dunbar's husband?

4. Lisa agrees to give Sedaris unlimited use of her ________ to get him to go somewhere with her on birthday.

5. What is Kevin Dunbar majoring in at college?

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