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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Khe Sahn Dunbar?
(a) 20.
(b) 17.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

3. Sedaris dreams of writing for ___________.
(a) All My Children.
(b) Days of Our Lives.
(c) General Hospital.
(d) One Life to Live.

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

5. The cafeteria where Sedaris works is decorated in ________.
(a) Fake wood.
(b) Black velet.
(c) Red velvet.
(d) Fake leather.

6. Lisa agrees to give Sedaris unlimited use of her ________ to get him to go somewhere with her on birthday.
(a) Phone.
(b) Car.
(c) Hair-dryer.
(d) Computer.

7. What is Kevin Dunbar majoring in at college?
(a) Vietnamese history.
(b) Pre-med.
(c) Chemical engineering.
(d) Pre-Law.

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

9. Sedaris discovers while working at the cafeteria that most people are what?
(a) Kind.
(b) Smart.
(c) Lazy.
(d) Frightened.

10. What is the date of Jocelyn Dunbar's hearing?
(a) December 30.
(b) December 27.
(c) December 28.
(d) December 29.

11. What is the date of the day that Jocelyn Dunbar leaves Khe Sahn in charge of the baby?
(a) December 16.
(b) December 14.
(c) December12.
(d) December 18.

12. Who is the mall Santa in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?
(a) Retired principal.
(b) Street person.
(c) Police chief.
(d) Mayor.

13. What does Khe Sahn's interpreter want to be paid to teach her English?
(a) $15/hour.
(b) $22/hour.
(c) $17/hour.
(d) $20/hour.

14. What is Sedaris's job at the cafeteria?
(a) Steam tables.
(b) Salad prep.
(c) Meat carver.
(d) Dish washer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is David Sedaris when he sees the SantaLand ad?

2. What did Sedaris see someone dressed as and handing out leaflets on Lexington Avenue?

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

4. As Sedaris works at the cafeteria, what is he searching for in life?

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

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