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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Thaddeus Bristol the most annoyed with during the Christmas performances?
(a) Stage crew.
(b) Directors.
(c) Actors.
(d) Parents.

2. What is Thaddeus Bristol's opinion of "A Christmas Carol" in general?
(a) A masterpiece.
(b) A stinker.
(c) A classic.
(d) A dud.

3. The narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" says generosity can should induce feelings of _________ in others.
(a) Awe.
(b) Shame.
(c) Pride.
(d) Inspiration.

4. What is the narrator's family watching after a "gut busting" Thanksgiving dinner in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Bullfight.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

5. How much does the narrator of "Christmas Means Giving" spend on a pair of sandals that don't fit him?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $6000.
(c) $10,000.
(d) $8000.

6. What is the name of the show at Scottsfield Elementary?
(a) "Santa's Gift."
(b) "A Reindeer's Gift."
(c) "A Missing Reindeer."
(d) "Blitzen's Blast."

7. The narrator and his wife Beth in "Christmas Means Giving" set the neighborhood standard for what?
(a) Luxury.
(b) Kindness.
(c) Lawncare.
(d) Charity.

8. Jim Timothy says the best stories are what?
(a) Sad.
(b) True.
(c) Free.
(d) Funny.

9. How long after the miraculous surgery in "Based Upon a True Story" does the boy die?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 5 days.
(c) 6 days.
(d) 2 days.

10. Thaddeus Bristol thinks Bob Cratchit got his Cockney accent from where?
(a) Laugh-in.
(b) Beverly Hillbillies.
(c) Lawrence Welk.
(d) Hee Haw.

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

12. What is all over the beggar's beard when he shows up at the narrator's door in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Jam.
(b) Mud.
(c) Dressing.
(d) Blood.

13. One of the actors in "A Christmas Carol" had just lost his foot to what?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Bug bite.
(d) Car accident.

14. How much cash is Jim Timothy offering each member of the church congregation?
(a) $2000.
(b) $1000.
(c) $1500.
(d) $1200.

15. How old is the child that the mother performed surgery on, according to Jim Timothy?
(a) Six.
(b) Five.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jim Timothy's show "Sun Roof Optional" about?

2. How old is Eileen Cottingham in "Christmas Means Giving"?

3. Thaddeus Bristol says bad theater was used as torture before the invention of the _____.

4. What are all the top hats made from in the performances Thaddeus Bristol sees?

5. Thaddeus Bristol is gagging from the smell of spray painted ______.

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