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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sedaris graciously accepts leaflets from someone dressed as a ______ .

2. The SantaLand ad promises _________.

3. Sedaris dreams of writing for ___________.

4. Who is the mall Santa in "Dinah, the Christmas Whore"?

5. What kind of soap does Kyle Dunbar use for carving gnomes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

2. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

3. What does Joceyln Dunbar have to say about her neighbor Cherise Clarmont-Shea?

4. What does Sedaris have to go through to be hired at SantaLand?

5. What is the premise of "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

6. Where do David and Lisa Sedaris get jobs at their father's urging to gain after school employment?

7. What is Jocelyn Dunbar's youngest son like?

8. What does the middle-aged Sedaris dream of doing?

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

10. What are some of the experiences Sedaris has with the adults who visit SantaLand?

(see the answer keys)

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