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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How old is Eileen Cottingham in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) 6.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

3. How much time does Jim Timothy give the congregation to take him up on his offer?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 hours.
(d) 3 minutes.

4. Doug Cottingham gives the beggar the keys to his________.
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Riding vacuum.
(c) Traveling sauna.
(d) House.

5. What do the Cottinghams send out for a Christmas card?
(a) Family pictured working at a soup kitchen.
(b) Dollar bills.
(c) Family pictured with last year's gifts.
(d) Xeroxed copy of stock portfolio.

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

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

8. What age group are the performers in "A Christmas Carol"?
(a) Fourth graders.
(b) Sixth graders.
(c) First graders.
(d) Second graders.

9. What body part does Doug Cottingham donate first?
(a) A kidney.
(b) A spleen.
(c) An eye.
(d) A lung.

10. Thaddeus Bristol compares the performance at Scottsfield Elementary School to what?
(a) Overstuffed turkey.
(b) Pumpkin pie.
(c) Mushy stuffing.
(d) Stale bread.

11. What does the narrator give the beggar the second Thanksgiving he comes along in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Eight-track tape deck.
(b) Sun lamp.
(c) Car.
(d) VCR.

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

13. What is the final gift the narrator gives the beggar in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) His wife.
(b) His liver.
(c) His VCR.
(d) His sons.

14. What do the Cottinghams die from in "Christmas Means Giving"?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Starvation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does each performance receive from the audience, according to Thaddeus Bristol?

2. What do the Cottinghams give the beggar the first time?

3. What is Jim Timothy's title?

4. Jim Timothy's interns only open letters from where?

5. What is the name of the show at Scottsfield Elementary?

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