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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. How old is Kyle Dunbar?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 13.

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

3. One afternoon they set a record at SantaLand by getting _______ people through in one hour.
(a) 1000.
(b) 1400.
(c) 600.
(d) 1200.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Clifford Dunbar's first wife?

2. What is the date of the day that Jocelyn Dunbar leaves Khe Sahn in charge of the baby?

3. Sedaris discovers while working at the cafeteria that most people are what?

4. Which is Sedaris's least favorite job at SantaLand?

5. SantaLand is part of Macy's ___________.

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some of the jobs Sedaris does as Crumpet the elf?

3. What happens when Sedaris tries to help a particularly harried mother one day?

4. What is the best experience that Sedaris has while working at SantaLand?

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

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

7. What does the SantaLand training for elves include?

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

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

10. How does Jocelyn Dunbar treat Khe Sahn?

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