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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What item of Dinah's do the Sedaris girls try on?
(a) Rabbit coat.
(b) False eyelashes.
(c) Rings.
(d) Mink coat.

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

4. In a previous interview, Sedaris said he liked the ________.
(a) Perks.
(b) Pay.
(c) Uniforms.
(d) Car.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Sedaris apply for a job the day before seeing the SanatLand ad?

3. How old is Sedaris is "SantaLand Diaries"?

4. At Sedaris's cafeteria, the customer is always ________.

5. The cafeteria where Sedaris works is decorated in ________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens the day that Jocelyn asks Khe Sahn to watch baby Don?

2. What reservations does David Sedaris have about wearing a costume for employment?

3. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

4. Why does David try to draw epiphanies from the released convicts he works with at the cafeteria?

5. What does Sedaris come to realize as increasing numbers of customers go through the line at Piccadilly cafeteria?

6. What is the one bright spot in Jocelyn Dunbar's Christmas newsletter?

7. What is the decor of the Piccadilly Cafeteria like?

8. What does Jocelyn report is going on with the Dunbar's daughter?

9. What does Sedaris find annoying about his co-workers at SantaLand?

10. What happens while the Sedaris family is eating dinner to celebrate Lisa's eighteenth birthday?

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