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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 day does Khe Sahn arrive at the Dunbar home?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Halloween.
(d) Groundhog Day.

2. Where did Sedaris apply for a job the day before seeing the SanatLand ad?
(a) U.S. Army.
(b) FedEx.
(c) Mary Kay.
(d) UPS.

3. What is the legal name of Jackelyn Dunbar's baby?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Devil Dunbar.
(c) Satan Speaks.
(d) God Goode.

4. At Sedaris's cafeteria, the customer is always ________.
(a) Happy.
(b) Royalty.
(c) King.
(d) Right.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Socrates and Company," Sedaris would travel the world with a _________.

2. Sedaris hopes to gain wisdom from the _______ that work at the cafeteria with him.

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

4. In a previous interview, Sedaris said he liked the ________.

5. Where is Sedaris's first job at SantaLand?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

2. Who is Khe Sahn in "Season's Greetings to Our Friends and Family!!!"?

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

4. Why does David decide to boycott Christmas while working at the cafeteria?

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

6. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

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

8. What are Jocelyn Dunbar's complaints about Khe Sahn?

9. Why is Jocelyn Dunbar being accused of baby Don's murder?

10. What happens when Lisa and David take Dinah home with them?

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